Independent predictors of prolonged mechanical ventilation after coronary artery bypass surgery

Raquel Ferrari Piotto^I; Fabricio Beltrame Ferreira^II; Flávia Cortez Colósimo^III; Gilmara Silveira da Silva^IV; Alexandre Gonçalves de Sousa^V; Domingo Marcolino Braile^VI

DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20120093

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^IPost-Doctoral - Supervision Center for Teaching and Research - Portuguese Beneficent Hospital of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Principal Author
^IIDoctoral Assistant Physician at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Coauthor
^IIIPhD, Research Nurse - Center for Teaching and Research - Portuguese Beneficent Hospital of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Coauthor
^IVSpecialist, Nurse Research-Centre for Research and Teaching - Portuguese Beneficent Hospital of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Coauthor
^VSpecialist in Cardiology, Medical Researcher - Center for Education and Research - Portuguese Beneficent Hospital of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Coauthor
^VIDean of the Graduate School of Medicine Regional São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. Coauthor

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