A retrospective analysis of the duration of mechanical ventilation in Scandinavian paediatric heart centres.

Tapio K KoskiHeli SalmiJuho Keski-NisulaAnders BilleEinar BjörnssonCasper JessenRonnie ForstholmMitja LääperiPaula Rautiainen

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2022)

Scandinavian paediatric heart centres differed in the duration of postoperative MV. Deferring extubation up to 12 h postoperatively did not markedly prolong PICU LOS.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
heart failure
respiratory failure
emergency department
atrial fibrillation
patients undergoing
cardiac surgery