Predictive factors for reintubation following noninvasive ventilation in patients with respiratory complications after living donor liver transplantation.

BACKGROUND: Postoperative respiratory complications are a major cause of mortality following liver transplantation (LT). Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) appears to be effective for respiratory complications in patients undergoing solid organ transplantation; however, mortality has been high in patient...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Yuichi Chihara, Hiroto Egawa, Toru Oga, Tomomasa Tsuboi, Tomohiro Handa, Shintaro Yagi, Taku Iida, Atsushi Yoshizawa, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Michiaki Mishima, Koichi Tanaka, Shinji Uemoto, Kazuo Chin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3855274?pdf=render