The Air-Leak Test Is Not a Good Predictor of Postextubation Adverse Events in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-202

  Suominen, Pertti K ^a   Tuominen, Netta A ^a   Salminen, Jukka T ^a   Korpela, Reijo E ^a   Klockars, Jaakko G M ^a   Taivainen, Tomi R ^a   Meretoja, Olli A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

air leak; cardiopulmonary bypass; congenital heart surgery; extubation; intubation; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

AIR LEAK TEST; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANESTHESIST; ARTERY OXYGEN DESATURATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS PARAMETERS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; LARYNX SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AIR PRESSURE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047103000     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.01.007     Document Type: Article

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