Immediate extubation after heart transplantation in a child by remifentanil-based ultra-fast anesthesia: A case report.

Rationale: Ventilator-associated complications comprise important fatal aetiologies during heart transplantation. Ultra-fast anesthesia might provide the most effective measure to prevent this type of complication. Immediate extubation after heart transplantation (IEAHT) has recently been reported in adult patients.