Open AccessImmediate Extubation of Children Following Liver Transplantation Is Safe and May Be Beneficial
Author(s) -
O'Meara Me,
Whiteley Sm,
Sellors Jm,
Luntley Jm,
Suzanne Davison,
Patricia McClean,
Sanjay Rajwal,
Raj Prasad
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000174132.18652.81
Subject(s) - medicine , contraindication , liver transplantation , sedation , mechanical ventilation , intensive care , surgery , anesthesia , transplantation , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Immediate tracheal extubation of selected adult patients after orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) is common practice. We hypothesized that selected children may be safely extubated immediately after OLT and avoid potentially deleterious effects of artificial ventilation and sedation.