CPAP at 10 cm H2O during cardiopulmonary bypass does not improve postoperative gas exchange CPAP de 10 cmH2O durante a circulação extracorpórea não melhora a troca gasosa pós-operatória

OBJECTIVE: To compare postoperative (PO) pulmonary gas exchange indexes in patients submitted to myocardial revascularization (MR) with or without the application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). METHODS: Thirty adult patients submitted to MR with CP...

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Main Authors: Luciana Castilho de Figueiredo, Sebastião Araújo, Rosângela Cristina S. Abdala, Abrão Abdala, Cristina Aparecida Veloso Guedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2008-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382008000200010