Reimbursement After Congenital Heart Surgery in Germany: Impact of Early Postoperative Extubation.

Peter MurinViktoria WeixlerMi-Young ChoValentin VadiunecOliver MieraNicodème SinzobahamvyaJoachim Photiadis

Published in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2021)

Early extubation could be progressively obtained in the majority of infants. This resulted in lower reimbursement. Surgical complexity was disregarded. The current G-DRG system appears to favor longer mechanical ventilation durations after infant open heart surgery.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
minimally invasive
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
coronary artery bypass
respiratory failure
surgical site infection
cardiac surgery
patients undergoing
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery disease