Predictive factors for reintubation following noninvasive ventilation in patients with respiratory complications after living donor liver transplantation.

Predictive factors for reintubation following noninvasive ventilation in patients with respiratory complications after living donor liver transplantation.

BACKGROUND: Postoperative respiratory complications are a major cause of mortality following liver transplantation (LT). Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) appears to be effective for respiratory complications in patients undergoing solid organ transplantation; however, mortality has been high in patient...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Chihara, Hiroto Egawa, Toru Oga, Tomomasa Tsuboi, Tomohiro Handa, Shintaro Yagi, Taku Iida, Atsushi Yoshizawa, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Michiaki Mishima, Koichi Tanaka, Shinji Uemoto, Kazuo Chin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3855274?pdf=render

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