Early Open-Lung Ventilation Improves Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Left Cardiac Dysfunction Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract Objective: To compare pulmonary function, functional capacity and clinical outcomes amongst three groups of patients with left ventricular dysfunction following off-pump coronary artery bypass, namely: 1) conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV); 2) late open lung strategy (L-OLS); and 3)...

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Main Authors: Douglas W. Bolzan, Walter José Gomes, Isadora S. Rocco, Marcela Viceconte, Mara L. S. Nasrala, Hayanne O. Pauletti, Rita Simone L. Moreira, Nelson A. Hossne Jr, Ross Arena, Solange Guizilini
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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