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Does early weaning from the ventilator and early ambulation after OPCAB improve outcomes in octogenarians compared to non-octogenarians?
Does early weaning from the ventilator and early ambulation after OPCAB improve outcomes in octogenarians compared to non-octogenarians?
Octogenarians undergoing OPCAB have higher rates of preoperative comorbidities and worse postoperative outcomes, including higher in-hospital mortality, compared to younger patients, though early extubation when achieved reduces ICU and hospital stays.
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Octogenarians warrant heightened perioperative caution after OPCAB; leaves open whether early extubation protocols improve survival in this group.
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泰司 et al. (2013) studied this question.
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