Klinichna khirurhiia / Ministerstvo okhorony zdorov'ia Ukraïny, Naukove tovarystvo khirurhiv Ukraïny
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The possibility of early extubation of the first year of life children after surgical correction of congenital heart diseases while artificial blood circulation conduction was studied. For the 1996-1999 period surgical treatment was conducted in 381 patients aged at average (5.71 +/- 3.17) month, body mass at average (5.77 +/- 1.8) kg. 163 (42.7%) patients were converted to independent respiration in 6-12 hours after operation, satisfactory clinical state and indexes of gas exchange were in 122 (74.8%), 8 patients needed reintubation. Early extubation permit to reduce of respiratory complications frequency, duration of treatment in intensive therapy unit.