Showing papers by "Patrick Ip published in 2002"
TL;DR: Noninfectious pulmonary complications that occurred commonly after cardiac surgery in young children prolong ventilatory duration only in the presence of other risk factors, with which it acts in a synergistic fashion.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine risk factors for prolonged ventilation after cardiac surgery in young children and assess the impact of noninfectious pulmonary complications on ventilatory duration. DESIGN: Retrospective case series analysis. SETTING: A tertiary pediatric cardiac center. PATIENTS: Clinical records of 222 consecutive children aged 72 hrs) to those who could be extubated at
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