Objectives: The many advantages of early tracheal extubation following congenital cardiac surgery in young infants and children are now widely recognized. Benefits include avoiding the morbidity ...

A Hiroshima University study of more than 31,000 patients found that pneumonia occurred more often after breathing tubes were removed than during ventilation, with most cases developing within a 1–2 ...

Intubation is a technique doctors can use to keep your airway open by placing a tube into your trachea (windpipe) either through your mouth or nose. You may need to be intubated if your airway is ...

A total of 416 patients less than 1 year old were included in this review. This cohort included 234 patients (56%) who underwent tracheal extubation in the OR, of who 25 subsequently required ...

Hiroshima University Hospital. Analyzing records of over 31,000 patients, Hiroshima University researchers identified post-extubation pneumonia as a distinct clinical entity rather than a routine ...