Early extubation in current valve surgery requiring long cardiopulmonary bypass: Benefits and predictive value of preoperative spirometry

At present, fast-track cardiac anesthesia is widely used, and successful early extubation of the trachea (EEx) is a goal in improving post-operative management after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).1 EEx is usually defined as removal of the endotracheal tube within 8  h in the intensive care unit (ICU) of completion of surgery.2 The success rate of EEx is affected by several peri‑operative factors,3 and CPB time is known to be a strong predictor of successful EEx.4,5 In previous studies, the success rates of EEx rates were usually recorded after coronary arte ry bypass grafting (CABG), with a relatively short CPB time (80–125 min, usually

Source: Heart and Lung - November 1, 2020 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Atsushi Hiromoto, Motohiro Maeda, Tomohiro Murata, Makoto Shirakawa, Junichi Okamoto, Yuji Maruyama, Hajime Imura Source Type: research