Femoral Muscle Volume Change and Postextubation Respiratory Support in Infants After Cardiac Surgery
The femoral muscle volume and its change during mechanical ventilation provided no meaningful predictive values for postextubation respiratory support requirements in infants after cardiac surgery. Further research should assess clinical importance of muscle loss across outcomes and populations.
Authors
- Shota Komai
- Natsuhiro Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6144-0144)
- Yusuke Kajikawa
- Takahiro Mihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0613-511X)
- Masanori Tani
- Takehiro Niitsu
- Ikuya Ueta
Institutions
- Yokohama City University Medical Center (JP)
- Yamamoto Hospital (JP)
- Saitama Children's Medical Center (JP)
- Yokohama City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Care
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/19433654261427695
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00