ArticleJournal of intensive care2020
Thoracic fluid content: a novel parameter for predicting failed weaning from mechanical ventilation.
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Assessment of Intra-thoracic Water by Bio Reactance During Stabilization and Therapeutic De-escalation in Septic Shock: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Thoracic fluid content as a predictor of ventilatory weaning and postoperative pulmonary complications in infants undergoing open heart surgery: A prospective observational study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Thoracic fluid content by electrical cardiometry versus diaphragmatic excursion by ultrasound for the prediction of weaning success in patients with lung congestion.Acute and critical care · 2025Article
- Trends and Challenges in Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring of Neonates Following Cardiac Surgery: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Does the thoracic fluid content reflect lung water and cardiac preload?Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2025Article
- Thoracic fluid content as a novel and rapid diagnostic indicator of secondary capillary leak syndrome in pediatric patients post-cardiopulmonary bypass.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Predictors of weaning failure in ventilated intensive care patients: a systematic evidence map.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Review
- Development of a core predictor set of weaning in critically ill patients: a Delphi-based study protocol.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Perioperative advanced haemodynamic monitoring of patients undergoing multivisceral debulking surgery: an observational pilot study.Intensive care medicine experimental · 2023Article
- Tools for assessing lung fluid in neonates with respiratory distress.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- An artificial intelligence system to predict the optimal timing for mechanical ventilation weaning for intensive care unit patients: A two-stage prediction approach.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Non-invasive Cardiac Output Monitoring and Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness in Children With Shock in the Emergency Department.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Clinical study of Dysfunctional Ventilatory Weaning Response in critically ill patients.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2020Article
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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundWeaning of patients from the mechanical ventilation remains one of the critical decisions in intensive care unit. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of thoracic fluid content (TFC) as a predictor of weaning outcome.
methodsAn observational cohort study included 64 critically ill surgical patients who were eligible for extubation. Before initiating the spontaneous breathing trial, the TFC was measured using the electrical cardiometry technology. Patients were followed up after extubation and divided into successful weaning group and failed weaning group. Both groups were compared according to respiratory and cardiovascular parameters. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed to evaluate the ability of TFC to predict weaning outcome.
resultsThe number of successfully weaned patients was 41/64 (64%). Twenty (31%) patients had impaired cardiac contractility, and of them, 13/20 (64%) patients were successfully extubated. Both groups, successful weaning group and failed weaning group, were comparable in most of baseline characteristics; however, the TFC was significantly higher in the failed weaning group compared to the successful weaning group. The area under the ROC curves (AUCs) showed moderate predictive ability for the TFC in predicting weaning failure (AUC [95% confidence interval] 0.69 [0.57-0.8], cutoff value > 50 kΩ
conclusionsThoracic fluid content showed moderate ability for predicting weaning outcome in surgical critically ill patients. However, in the subgroup of patients with ejection fraction less than 40%, TFC above 50 kΩ
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