Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 29-35 , February 2003

Is very early extubation after lung transplantation feasible?

  • Giorgio Della Rocca, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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  • Cecilia Coccia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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  • Gabriella M. Costa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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  • Livia Pompei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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  • Pierangelo di Marco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Anesstesiologia e Rianimazione, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy
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  • Federico Pierconti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Anesstesiologia e Rianimazione, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy
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  • Mila Cappa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Anesstesiologia e Rianimazione, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy
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  • Frederico Venuta, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Cattedra di Chirurgia Toracica of Rome
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  • Paolo Pietropaoli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Anesstesiologia e Rianimazione, University of Rome “La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy

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    PaO2/FIO2 and PaCO2 in early extubation patients without noninvasive mechanical ventilation (EE-Not NIV) during mechanical ventilation (FINAL) and during spontaneous breathing 30 minutes (SB30) and 60

    PaO2/FIO2 and PaCO2 in early extubation patients without noninvasive mechanical ventilation (EE-Not NIV) during mechanical ventilation (FINAL) and during spontaneous breathing 30 minutes (SB30) and 60 minutes after extubation (SB60). Data are reported as mean ± SD. *p < 0.05 between FINAL and SB30. °p < 0.05 between FINAL and SB60.

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    PaO2/FIO2 and PaCO2 in early extubation patients with invasive ventilation (EE-NIV) during mechanical ventilation (FINAL), during spontaneous breathing 30 minutes after extubation (SB30), 30 minutes a

    PaO2/FIO2 and PaCO2 in early extubation patients with invasive ventilation (EE-NIV) during mechanical ventilation (FINAL), during spontaneous breathing 30 minutes after extubation (SB30), 30 minutes after NIV application (NIV), and with spontaneous breathing 120 minutes after extubation (30 minutes after NIV discontinuation − SB120). Data are reported as mean ± SD. *p < 0.05 between FINAL and SB30. §, p < 0.05 between FINAL and NIV. °p < 0.05 between FINAL and SB120.

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    PaO2/FIO2 and PaCO2 in individual early extubation patients with noninvasive ventilation (EE-NIV) with spontaneous breathing 30 minutes after extubation (SB30), 30 minutes after NIV application (NIV),

    PaO2/FIO2 and PaCO2 in individual early extubation patients with noninvasive ventilation (EE-NIV) with spontaneous breathing 30 minutes after extubation (SB30), 30 minutes after NIV application (NIV), and with spontaneous breathing 120 minutes after extubation (30 minutes after NIV discontinuation − SB120).

☆ Address reprint requests to Giorgio Della Rocca, MD, Corso Trieste 169/A, 00198 Rome, Italy. E-mail: giorgio.dellarocca@dsc.univd.it

PII: S1053-0770(02)47706-3

doi: 10.1053/jcan.2003.6

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 29-35 , February 2003

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