Time influence of mechanical ventilation on functional independence in patients submitted to cardiac surgery: literature review

Abstract Introduction: Patients submitted to cardiovascular surgery present motor and respiratory complications mainly due to high surgery manipulation and the use of mechanical ventilation. Reducing the weaning start time and disconnecting patient's ventilation system prematurely can decrease...

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Main Authors: André Luiz Cordeiro, Thiago Araújo de Melo, Andriele Medeiros Santos, Gisele Freitas Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502015000400859&lng=en&tlng=en