Predictive value of bronchoscopy after infant cardiac surgery: a prospective study

Airway evaluation following infant cardiac surgery often reveals evidence of tracheobronchial narrowing. We studied the association between airway narrowing and extubation failure (EF) in this population. Prospective cohort study of infants (age ≤6 months) from March–September 2009. Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) evaluations were obtained using a standardised protocol after operative intervention. The primary endpoint was the development of...