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Preoperative respiratory muscle dysfunction is a predictor of prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation in cardiorespiratory complications after heart valve surgery
Author(s) -
Alfredo José Rodrigues,
Viviany Mendes,
Paulo Eduardo Gomes Ferreira,
Marcia Arruda Fajardo Xavier,
Viviane S. Augusto,
Solange Bassetto,
Paulo Roberto Barbosa Évora
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.08.021
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , cardiorespiratory fitness , univariate analysis , confidence interval , mechanical ventilation , cardiology , heart valve , mitral valve , tricuspid valve , body mass index , surgery , anesthesia , multivariate analysis
To verify whether preoperative respiratory muscle strength and ventilometric parameters, among other clinically relevant factors, are associated with the need for prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation (PIMV) due to cardiorespiratory complications following heart valve surgery.

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