title: Early extubation in the operating room in children after cardiac heart surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Early extubation is related to short length of hospitalization and less complications.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Data analysis from children extubated in the surgical room after cardiac surgery with ECC.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From March 2006 to January 2008, 15 children submitted to heart surgery were extubated at surgery room. Age in months was 4 to 216 (76.1 months). ECC time: 30 to 95 min (51.4 min), anoxia: 14 to 67 min (35.2 min). One patient had respiratory acidosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early extubation in selected patients is possible.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Santa Catarina, Blumenau, SC, Brazil. decioabu@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Decio Cavalet Soares
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Abuchaim
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bervanger
authors.forename: Sergio Augusto
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.forename: Juliana Spengler
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Abuchaim
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: Djalma Luis
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Faraco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009873:Operating Rooms; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome