But if your lungs are severely impaired, the cons of surgery may outweigh the pros, and your healthcare providers may recommend that you avoid having the procedure altogether. With COPD, you could ...

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The following is a summary of “REmoval of cytokines during CArdiac surgery (RECCAS): a randomised controlled trial,” published in the December 2024 issue of Critical Care by Hohn et al.

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Surgery is needed for almost all cases of DORV. Children with DORV have trouble pumping blood through the body. That can lead to serious symptoms, such as breathing problems or not gaining weight. It ...

Early extubation was defined as extubation in the operating room after the end of the open cardiac surgery and before shifting the patients to the paediatric cardiac ICU. Extubation failure was ...