Historically, patients undergoing liver transplantation were left intubated and extubated in
the intensive care unit (ICU) after a period of recovery. Proponents of this practice argued …

Studies on fast tracking protocols have shown clearly that prolonged mechanical ventilation
following surgery is no longer justified in the majority of patients. On current evidence at …

Background Anesthetic practices such as early tracheal extubation facilitate postoperative
recovery. Early extubation after liver transplantation has been adopted by some centers in …

Methods: The RCTs, cohorts, case–controls, or case series that explored outcomes of IPTE
after LT for adults were involved in our study. The Newcastle–Ottawa scale was used to …

Prior to the 1990s, prolonged postoperative intubation and admission to the intensive care
unit was considered the standard of care following liver transplantation. Advocates of this …

Background: Fast-tracking is an approach adopted by Mayo Clinic in Florida's (MCF) liver
transplant (LT) program, which consists of early tracheal extubation and transfer of patients …

Although liver transplantation (LT) is a highly effective treatment, it has been considered too
costly for publicly funded health systems in many countries with low to medium average …

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BACKGROUND Clinical guidelines for early extubation after liver transplantation remain
lacking, with significant variations in the rates of early extubation across transplantation …

Introduction Procedures such as liver transplantation, which entail large costs while
benefiting only a small percentage of the population, are being increasingly scrutinized by …