CARDIOTHORACIC ANESTHESIOLOGY: Is Nocturnal Extubation After Cardiac Surgery Associated With Worse Outcomes?

CARDIOTHORACIC ANESTHESIOLOGY: Is Nocturnal Extubation After Cardiac Surgery Associated With Worse Outcomes? is organized by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).

Release Date: Jan 01, 2019
Expiry Date: Jan 01, 2021

Accreditation: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

Description:
Each STS CME activity in The Annals consists of a self-study test on an original article from one of the journal's major subject categories (Adult Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery, and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology), a statement of the learning objectives and an evaluation of the activity.

Learning Objective:
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
• dentify the value of early extubation in improving resource utilization and outcome.
• distinguish patients who would be most suitable for an early extubation protocol after cardiac surgery.
• prepare resources and staff to optimize postoperative care of patients who are nocturnally extubated.
• design patient-specific protocols to identify circumstances and patients with greatest risk of increased mortality after nocturnal extubation.
• conclude that patients who are not promptly extubated (within 24 hours) after cardiac surgery are at risk of increased mortality with nocturnal extubation.