Modified rapid shallow breathing index adjusted with anthropometric parameters increases predictive power for extubation failure compared with the unmodified index in postcardiac surgery patients

Takaki S 1 , Kadiman SB 2 , Tahir SS 2 , Ariff MH 2 , Kurahashi K 3 , Goto T 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: shunty5323@gmail.com
  • 2 Department of Anesthesiology, National Heart Center in Malaysia (Institute Jantung Negara), Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Anesthesiology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Japan
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 2015 Feb;29(1):64-8.
PMID: 25620140 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.06.022

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the best predictors of successful extubation after cardiac surgery, by modifying the rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) based on patients' anthropometric parameters.

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