[Evaluation for factors associated to early tracheal extubation after coronary artery bypass grafting]

Recent studies suggest that early tracheal extubation after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may reduce intensive care unit use and cost. During recent two years, 96 patients were underwent CABG under cardiopulmonary bypass by low-dose fentanyl and isoflurane anesthesia. We compared two groups of patients for evaluation of factors associated to early tracheal extubation. 47 cases (Group A) were extubated within six hours (average 4.4 hrs) following operation, and 26 cases (Group B) were extubated later than twelve hours (average 57.5 hrs). It is suggested that emergency cases, female, elderly patients, dysfunction of kidney and long operation time associated to late extubation. But early extubation after CABG does not increase perioperative morbidity except for the cases that fell in low cardiac output syndrome or postoperative respiratory complications.