A protocol-driven approach to early extubation after heart surgery

Submitted by: Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Source: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Author(s): ZW Fitch, O Debesa, R Ohkuma, D Duquaine, J Steppan, EB Schneider, GJR Whitman

This study summarizes 3 phases of clinical experience with a protocol for early extubation after CABG: standard practice, multidisciplinary protocol guidance, and multidisciplinary protocol guidance with expanded indications and bedside reminders. Early extubation (

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