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1. 30. Predictors for prolonged mechanical ventilation in children undergoing cardiac surgery

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Akhter Mehmood, Mohamed S. Kabbani, Faisal Younus, G.A. Shath, Sameh R. Ismail, and Mahmoud El Barbary

Subjects
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
Abstract

Prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) has been associated with deleterious clinical outcomes. Characteristics of the patient and various peri-operative factors can predispose individuals to PMV leading to prolonged hospitalization, increasing costs, morbidity and mortality. We investigated specific predictors of PMV in children who underwent cardiac surgery in a tertiary care centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Method: Retrospective analysis of 413 pediatric cardiac surgeries performed during a 12 months period. Cases were divided in group-A (MV > 7 days) and group- B (MV

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2015
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