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Recovery room fast-track protocol may facilitate early extubation post-cardiac surgery; leaves open effects on outcomes and resource use.
Introduction: Economics and limited resources of intensive care beds has caused the trend of early extubation after cardiac surgery. To achieve this a recovery room (RR), managed by the anaesthesia team, was built up close to the operation theatre and a fast track protocol was installed.
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