Aggressive weaning in cardiac surgical patients

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 181-186

  Edwards, Dawn ^a   Hess, Liz ^a  

^a St Joseph's Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac Surgery; Extubation; Fast Track; Propofol

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PROPOFOL;

AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DECISION TREE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; REVIEW;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION TREES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PROPOFOL; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0030186984     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003465-199607000-00002     Document Type: Article

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