Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Mar 2003
Assessment of factors that influence weaning from long-term mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery.
To analyze parameters of respiratory system mechanics and oxygenation and cardiovascular alterations involved in weaning tracheostomized patients from long-term mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery. ⋯ Data on respiratory system mechanics and oxygenation were not parameters for assessing the success or failure. Cardiac dysfunction and time of cardiopulmonary bypass, however, significantly interfered with the success in weaning patients from mechanical ventilation.