Usage of B-type natriuretic peptide for prediction of weaning outcome by spontaneous breathing trial
Background: Prediction of weaning success remains a major clinical challenge. Cardiovascular dysfunction could be a major underlying mechanism of weaning failure. Recent data suggest that BNP; a marker for cardiovascular dysfunction, may predict the outcome of weaning from assisted mechanical ventil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814001010 |