Extubation failure after cardiac surgery in children with Down syndrome.

Fernanda SalgadoGuillermo LariosGonzalo ValenzuelaRodolfo AmsteinPatricio VallePaulo Valderrama

Published in: European journal of pediatrics (2023)

• In children with Down syndrome, extubation failure after cardiac surgery is associated with younger age, presence of aortic coarctation, higher CTR reflecting cardiomegaly and severe hypotonia.

Keyphrases

young adults
cardiac surgery
mechanical ventilation
aortic valve
left ventricular
early onset
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
pulmonary hypertension
arterial hypertension