Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Weaning from mechanical ventilation post congenital cardiac surgery is often challenging. It is well known that not all patients can be early extubated, although most are suitable for early postoperative weaning and extubating despite complex operative procedures. With advances in anaesthesia management, cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and surgical techniques, the trend of 'fast tracking', and early extubating of pediatrics postcardiac surgery seems to be feasible. Unnecessary prolonged mechanical ventilation increases the complication risks as airway trauma, ventilator associated pneumonia, and increased hospital stay

NCT Number	NCT07066748
Lead Sponsor	Alexandria University
Conditions	Weaning Mechanical Ventilation, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Enrollment	34 participants
Start Date	2025-08-01
Primary Completion	2025-12-28 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-12-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-30