Modes of mechanical ventilation and weaning: A national survey of Spanish hospitals

Chest

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 1188-1193

  Esteban, A ^a   Alia, I ^a   Ibanez, J ^a   Benito, S ^a   Tobin, M J ^a   Alvarez, B ^a   Blanch, L ^a   Blanco, J L ^a   Bonet, A ^a   Cabre, L ^a   De la Cal, M A ^a   Cambronero, J ^a   Diaz Prieto, A ^a   Fonseca, F ^a   Fontaneda, D ^a   Frutos, M ^a   Garcia, A ^a   Gener, J ^a   Ginestal, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

Author keywords

critical illness; intensive care units; mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMITTENT MANDATORY VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TIME; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0027937272     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.106.4.1188     Document Type: Article

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