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01.03.2005 | Correspondence
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery for persistent weaning failure
verfasst von:
Apostolos Koroneos, Panagiotis Dedeilias, Christina Routsi, Anastasia Kotanidou, Ilias Andrianakis, Ioannis Floros, Marinos Pitaridis, Charis Roussos
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 3/2005
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Sir: Failure to wean from mechanical ventilation (MV) results in prolonged and expensive ICU stay with a high mortality rate [
1]. A cornerstone in the therapy is identification and subsequent treatment of the underlying reason for failure. Although myocardial ischemia is a potential reason, it is not easy documented, and effective treatment is not always feasible in critically ill patients [
2]. …