Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Oct 2013
Celebrating 20 years of the international Cochrane Collaboration.
In 2013 the international Cochrane Collaboration is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its foundation with a series of events, publications, and videos. The "Cochrane Corner" has been a regular feature of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery for several years, but for those unfamiliar with the work of Cochrane we provide some background about our organization.
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(1) Review airway management in pediatric patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery (CTS); (2) determine the incidence of airway-related complications of CTS in this population. ⋯ In this large cohort, CTS in the pediatric population is associated with few long-term or permanent airway-related complications. Patients who are younger in age and those with congenital comorbidities, preoperative ventilation requirements, or early postoperative complications required longer periods of postoperative intubation.