Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation for extubation failure after cardiac surgery: Pilot safety evaluation Luca S. De Santo, MD, Ciro Bancone, MD, Giuseppe Santarpino, MD, Gianpaolo Romano, MD, Alessandro Della Corte, MD, Mariano Vicchio, MD, Antonio De Pietro, MD, Nicola Galdieri, MD, Maurizio Cotrufo, MD, FECTS The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 137, Issue 2, Pages 342-346 (February 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.067 Copyright © 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Temporal trend of Pao2/Fio2. NPPV, Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation; Pao2/Fio2, arterial oxygen tension/fraction of inspired oxygen. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2009 137, 342-346DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.067) Copyright © 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions