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Medical Research Council Scale Predicts Spontaneous Breathing Trial Failure and Difficult or Prolonged Weaning of Critically Ill Individuals

Paula C Fontela, Sheila S Glaeser, Luciane FG Martins, Robledo L Condessa, Douglas T Prediger, Soraia GI Forgiarini, Luiz A Forgiarini, Thiago C Lisboa and Gilberto Friedman
Respiratory Care May 2021, 66 (5) 733-741; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.07739
Paula C Fontela
Pneumological Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Sheila S Glaeser
Physiotherapy Service, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Luciane FG Martins
Physiotherapy Service, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Robledo L Condessa
Physiotherapy Service, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Douglas T Prediger
Physiotherapy Service, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Soraia GI Forgiarini
Physiotherapy, Centro Universitário Metodista, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Luiz A Forgiarini Jr
Health and Human Development and Physiotherapy, Universidade LaSalle, Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Thiago C Lisboa
Pneumological Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Intensive Care Medicine Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Gilberto Friedman
Pneumological Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Intensive Care Medicine Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Paula C Fontela, Sheila S Glaeser, Luciane FG Martins, Robledo L Condessa, Douglas T Prediger, Soraia GI Forgiarini, Luiz A Forgiarini, Thiago C Lisboa, Gilberto Friedman
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