Fast Tracking In Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Description

Economic concerns such as significant increases in overall medical expenses, the accumulating data that patient’s care is not jeopardized but rather perioperative morbidity may actually be reduced by early hospital discharge, have made the concept of fast-tracking attractive for practitioners involved in the care of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) as well . Less resource use and shorter ICU/hospital stay translated into more money for the hospitals already struggling with exponentially rising expenses . Fast-tracking in cardiac surgery refers to the concept of early extubation, mobilization and hospital discharge in an effort to reduce costs and perioperative morbidity.