Hemodynamic, ventilatory and gasometric evaluation of an experimental bronchopleural fistula

PURPOSE:To investigate the hemodynamic and ventilatory changes associated with the creation of an experimental bronchopleural fistula (BPF) treated by mechanical ventilation and thoracic drainage with or without a water seal.METHODS :Six large white pigs weighing 25 kg each which, after general anes...

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Main Authors: Douglas Guimaraes de Oliveira, Maria Gabriela Cavicchia Toneloto, Marcos Mello Moreira, Joaquim Murray Bustorff-Silva, Gabriel Franco de Souza, Luiz Claudio Martins, Carolina Kosour, Desanka Dragosavac, Antonio Luis Eiras Falcão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2015-01-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502015000100001&tlng=en