Assessment of noninvasive ventilation with two levels of positive airway pressure in patients after cardiac surgery

Aline Marques Franco^I; Franciele Cristina Clapis Torres^I; Isabela Scali Lourenço Simon^I; Daniela Morales^II; Alfredo José Rodrigues^III

DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20110048

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^IMaster, Physiotherapist of the Emergency Unit of Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto - USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
^IIPhysiotherapist of the Emergency Unit of Hospital das Clínicas, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto - USP, Master, Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
^IIIProfessor, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto - USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

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