Postoperative hypoxia and length of intensive care unit stay after cardiac surgery: the underweight paradox?

Postoperative hypoxia and length of intensive care unit stay after cardiac surgery: the underweight paradox?

Cardiac operations with cardiopulmonary bypass can be associated with postoperative lung dysfunction. The present study investigates the incidence of postoperative hypoxia after cardiac surgery, its relationship with the length of intensive care unit stay, and the role of body mass index in determin...

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Main Authors: Marco Ranucci, Andrea Ballotta, Maria Teresa La Rovere, Serenella Castelvecchio, Surgical and Clinical Outcome Research (SCORE) Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3978074?pdf=render

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