Mechanical ventilation with or without daily changes of in-line suction catheters

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 466-472

  Kollef, Marin H ^a   Prentice, Donna ^b   Shapiro, Steven D ^b   Fraser, Victoria J ^b   Silver, Patricia ^b   Trovillion, Ellen ^b   Weilitz, Pamela ^b   Von Harz, Benjamin ^b   John, Robert St ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUCTION; SUCTION DRAINAGE; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0030855197     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.2.9612083     Document Type: Article

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