Non-ICU care of hemodynamically stable mechanically ventilated patients

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1591-1596

  Latriano, Blaise ^a   McCauley, Patricia ^a   Astiz, Mark E ^a   Greenbaum, Dennis ^a   Rackow, Eric C ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

intensive care units economics; respiratory care units; therapeutic outcomes; ventilator weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029984224     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.6.1591     Document Type: Article

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