Respiratory care
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Respir Care
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Editorial Comment
Can Thyroid Hormone Strengthen the Diaphragm in Nonthyroidal Illness?
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Editorial Comment
Lung Expansion Therapy: Please, (Visually) Show Me the Value!
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Respiratory complications remain a major cause of morbidity in cardiac surgery patients. This study aimed to determine the prognostic parameters associated with the application of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for the treatment of acute respiratory failure, along with the possible predictors associated with NIV failure, among the subjects who underwent cardiac surgery. ⋯ NIV successfully treated acute respiratory failure in the vast majority of cardiac surgery subjects and COPD, EuroSCORE II, body mass index, and preoperative renal function were independently associated with its application.