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Immediate postoperative extubation after minimally invasive direct coronary artery surgery (MIDCAB)

^a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Kiel, Arnold Heller Str. 7, 24105 Kiel, Germany
^b Department of Anesthesia and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

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sfraund{at}kielheart.uni-kiel.de

We were interested whether immediate postoperative extubation and early discharge of the intensive care unit (ICU) is safe in minimally invasive direct coronary artery surgery (MIDCAB) patients. Therefore we retrospectively analyzed the data from 217 patients undergoing MIDCAB from 2/99 to 4/02. Immediate postoperative extubation was possible in 182/217 (83.9%) with eight patients needing reintubation (11.5±3.3 h). Ventilation time of the remaining 35 patients was less than 24 h in 31 patients (8.8±5.3). Sixty-nine patients (31.8%) were directly transferred from the ICU. Immediate extubation after MIDCAB surgery is safe resulting in an effective use of resources.

Key Words: Minimally invasive direct coronary artery surgery (MIDCAB); Fast track; Coronary artery bypass

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