Mechanical ventilation after open heart surgery.
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1992-05-01
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One hundred adult patients, undergoing elective open heart surgery over a period of 4 months, were studied to assess the practice of ventilation in the post operative period. The anaesthetic technique employed used moderate doses of morphine, supplemented with halothane and a muscle relaxant. The decision to extubate was based on clinical assessment, and satisfactory blood gases following a 45 minute T-piece trial. The patients were ventilated for an average duration of 8 hours and 2 minutes and 59 out of 100 patients were extubated within 8 hours. Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft were ventilated for significantly longer durations (10 hours 28 minutes) (p < 0.05) and had significantly lower arterial oxygen tension (p < 0.01) 30 minutes after extubation, as compared with those undergoing valvular surgery. Also patients whose bypass time exceeded 2 hours had significantly longer extubation times (p < 0.05) as compared with those who had a bypass time less than 1 hour. T piece trial was found to be a satisfactory method of weaning in all the patients.
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Cooper A, Tempe DK, Tomar AS, Khanna SK, Gupta BK, Joseph NG, Bhise M, Doda M. Mechanical ventilation after open heart surgery. Indian Heart Journal. 1992 May-Jun; 44(3): 167-71