Failed Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation and Cardiac Dysfunction

Table 1

Prediction of respiratory weaning outcomes.

Author	Number	Study	Outcome
Zapata et al. [41]	100	Prospective	BNP or pro-BNP & ECHO predict WO
Gerbaud et al. [38]	44	Prospective	BNP or pro-BNP & ECHO did not predict WO
Papaioannou et al. [7]	42	Prospective	Cardiorespiratory dynamics predict WO
Chien et al. [36]	52	Prospective	Percent change of less than 20% in BNP predicts WO
Mekontso-Dessap et al. [37]	102	Prospective	Lower BNP levels before SBT may predicts WO
Moschietto et al. [42]	68	Prospective	ECHO predicts WO
Schifelbain et al. [44]	24	Prospective	ECHO did not predicts WO
Caille et al. [46]	117	Prospective	ECHO predicts WO
Grasso et al. [40]	19	Prospective	BNP predicts WO

ECHO: echocardiography, WO: weaning outcome, BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide.