Femoral Muscle Volume Change and Postextubation Respiratory Support in Infants After Cardiac Surgery

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Authors

Natsuhiro Yamamoto · Yokohama City University Medical Center

Masanori Tani · Saitama Children's Medical Center

Takahiro Mihara · Yokohama City University

Yusuke Kajikawa · Saitama Children's Medical Center

Shota Komai · Saitama Children's Medical Center

Takehiro Niitsu · Saitama Children's Medical Center

Ikuya Ueta

Abstract

The femoral muscle volume and its change during mechanical ventilation provided no meaningful predictive values for postextubation respiratory support requirements in infants after cardiac surgery. Further research should assess clinical importance of muscle loss across outcomes and populations.

Topics & Keywords

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Congenital Heart Disease Studies Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Respiratory Care

DOI: 10.1177/19433654261427695

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