Extravascular Lung Water and Pulmonary Vascular Permeability Index Measured at the End of Surgery Are Independent Predictors of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

Ignacio Garutti, Javier Sanz, Luis Olmedilla, Itziar Tranche, Almudena Vilchez, L Fernández-Quero, Rafael Bañares, Jose María Pérez-Peña

Anesthesia & Analgesia · 2015 · 28 citations · 31 references

Abstract

PVPI and ELWI values obtained at the end of OLT are useful for predicting the need for postoperative PMV.

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