Early extubation in low-risk liver transplant recipients: a quality improvement project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing evidence supports early extubation in liver transplant (LT) recipients and the early recovery after surgery for LT guideline strongly recommends considering early extubation. Usual care at our institution involves admitting all LT recipients to the intensive care unit (ICU), sedated, mechanically ventilated and extubated during daytime hours. This quality improvement project aimed to identify and extubate suitable LT recipients within 4 hours postoperatively.

Methods

Baseline data were collected from all LT recipients between October 2018 and September 2020, the control group. An early extubation pathway was implemented in October 2020, and prospective data were collected from October 2020 to September 2022 and used as the intervention group. Primary ou

SUBMITTER: Kidson KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778255 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature