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Table 2 Included pediatric studies

From: Brain natriuretic peptide to predict successful liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Total patients

Population

Heart disease

Renal failure

SBT type

SBT failure status

BNP type

BNP measure

Dichotomization threshold

Flint J (2012) (Additional file 3)

20

Congenital cardiac surgery

Included

Unclear

PS/PEEP

Exclude SBT failure

BNP

BNP-pre, BNP-post

N/A

Zhang Q (2014) (Additional file 3)

88

Respiratory distress syndrome

Excluded

Excluded

T-tube

Include SBT failure

BNP

BNP-pre

18,500 ng/L