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ECMO May Offer Sickest COVID Patients Chance for ‘Exceptional Survival’

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Critical Care

Smith and colleagues identified 415 patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of NYU Langone Health from March 10, 2020, through May 1, 2020, with confirmed COVID-19 infection. Most of the ICU patients—323 (77.8%)—were intubated for mechanical ventilatory support.

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ERAS Program Expedites Recovery for Congenital Heart Surgery Patients

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

Patients in the P2 group also experienced shorter ventilation time in the intensive care unit (ICU): 6.1 In general, the ICU and postoperative lengths of stay were not significantly different between the two groups, except in the case of lower-risk procedures. For STAT Category 2 operations, fewer hours were spent in the ICU: 25.7

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2024 Lung Transplant Symposium

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

Cheng, MD, Seattle, WA, US Session 4: Postoperative Management Post-Op ICU Management with Multidisciplinary Approach Norihisa Shigemura, MD Airway Complications and Their Management Bruce A. Fees STS Member Non-Member Surgeons and Physicians $250 $300 Allied Health (Non-Physicians) $150 $200 Trainees (Med.