High levels of B-type natriuretic peptide predict weaning failure from mechanical ventilation in adult patients after cardiac surgery

by Thiago Martins Lara, Ludhmila Abrahao Hajjar, Juliano Pinheiro de Almeida, Julia Tizue Fukushima, Carmem Silvia Valente Barbas, Adriano Rogerio Baldacin Rodrigues, Emilia Nozawa, Maria Ignes Zanetti Feltrim, Elisangela Almeida, Vera Coimbra, Eduardo Osawa, Rafael de Moraes Ianotti, Alcino Costa Leme, Fabio Biscegli Jatene, Jose Otavio Costa Auler-Jr., Filomena Regina Barbosa Gomes Galas
Published 2013-01-01