Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Safety of selective operating room extubation after median sternotomy for cardiac surgery with parasternal regional analgesia
Authors' conclusion
Selective ORE after median sternotomy for cardiac surgery was not associated with an increased risk of reintubation and NIPPV use in the setting of parasternal regional analgesia.
Study context
- Population
- Adult cardiac surgical patients after median sternotomy, January 2020 to September 2023
- Participants
- 2,294 patients
- Exposure
- ORE-B vs FTE-B vs FTE
- ORE-Bn = 256
- FTE-Bn = 729
- FTEn = 1,309reference
- Outcome
- Reintubation and NIPPV use
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Reintubation and NIPPV use
NIPPV
all p≥0.743
- ORE-B, FTE-B vs FTE: all p≥0.26 — reintubation
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Hospital LOS
Hours
| Outcome | ORE-B | FTE-B | FTE | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to extubationFTE-B vs FTE | — not stated in the abstract | 2.5 | 3.8 | P = <0.001 |
— not stated in the abstract
Hospital LOS
- Significantly shorter for ORE-B and FTE-B vs FTE
Original publication
Safety of selective operating room extubation after median sternotomy for cardiac surgery with parasternal regional analgesia. Reg Anesth Pain Med. Published 18 December 2025. doi:10.
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