The safety of immediate extubation, and factors associated with delayed extubation, in cardiac surgical patients receiving fast-track cardiac anesthesia: An integrative review
Background: Early extubation (EE), within 8 h of cardiac surgery, is associated with improved resource utilization.Studies have demonstrated that for patients receiving low-dose, fast-track opioid cardiac anesthesia (FTCA) protocols, EE is as safe as conventional care.To date, it is unclear when the earliest timepoints for safe extubation might be.