Optimizing Recovery: Early Versus Delayed Chest Tube Removal in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

OBJECTIVES:. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of an early chest tube removal protocol in reducing tube duration without increasing complications following pediatric cardiac surgery. DESIGN:. A single-center, randomized controlled trial. SETTING:. Pediatric cardiac ICU. PATIENTS:. Two hundred fift...

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Main Authors: Abdulraouf M.Z. Jijeh, MD, Ghassan A. Shaath, MD, Sameh R. Ismail, MD, Mohamed S. Kabbani, PhD, Omar M. Hijazi, MD, Hayan Altaweel, MD, Husam Hamada, MD, Ammar Qadi, MD, Anis Fatima, MD, Abdrabo Abdrabo, MD, Wiaam Ahmed, MD, Nuha Ahmed, MD, Ahmed Elsaoudi, MD, Ahmed Yousef, MD, Rehana Shafi, MD, Husam I. Ardah, PhD, Ahmad Elwy, MD, Abdullah A. Alghamdi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2025-06-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000001271
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