144: EVALUATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE REVERSAL ON POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES IN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
@article{Xia2018144EO, title={144: EVALUATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE REVERSAL ON POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES IN CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY}, author={R. Xia and A. Fuentes and D. Tuazon and N. Kachru and F. Bostan}, journal={Critical Care Medicine}, year={2018}, volume={46}, pages={55} }
Methods: A single center, retrospective chart review was conducted from January 2015 to April 2016. The study included adult patients who received a cardiovascular procedure and a non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent. The primary endpoint was the duration of postoperative mechanical ventilationdefined as the time from end of procedure to time of initial extubation. Pre-specified secondary outcomes included incidence of postoperative atelectasis, incidence of postoperative pneumonia… CONTINUE READING