Most of the paediatric published studies concerning dexmedetomidine are observational in
nature, with limited control groups or comparators. Adverse effects (eg bradycardia) still …

Our mission was to develop an evidence-based American Association for Thoracic Surgery
(AATS) consensus document focused on a comprehensive perioperative approach to …

Objective: To describe the clinical epidemiology of extubation failure in a multicenter cohort
of patients treated in pediatric cardiac ICUs. Design: Retrospective cohort study using …

Objective: To determine whether a collaborative learning strategy-derived clinical practice
guideline can reduce the duration of endotracheal intubation following infant heart surgery …

Background Pediatric cardiac patients are at risk for perioperative respiratory insufficiency.
The objective of this study was to assess the utility of perioperative lung ultrasound …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this systematic review was to compare the effects of regional
analgesic (RA) techniques with systemic analgesia on postoperative pain, nausea and …

Background To compare the outcomes of ultra-fast-track anesthesia (UFTA) and
conventional anesthesia in cardiac surgery for children with congenital heart disease (CHD) …

Objectives: The Pediatric Heart Network sponsored the multicenter Collaborative Learning
Study that implemented a clinical practice guideline to facilitate early extubation in infants …

Methods: We performed a review of records of paediatric cardiac patients who underwent
cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia with single shot PVB and compared the …

Objective The primary objective of the study was to identify perioperative factors associated
with successful immediate extubation in the operating room after adult cardiac surgery. The …