Factors associated to the length of time on mechanical ventilation in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery

Our objective was to identify factors associated with the duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) postoperative to cardiac surgery and assess the association between duration of endotracheal intubation, length of stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and hospital. Longitudinal, retrospective study o...

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Main Authors: Laura Fonseca, Fernando Nataniel Vieira, Karina De Oliveira Azzolin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Series:Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472014000200067&lng=en&tlng=en