A prospective study of unplanned endotracheal extubation in intensive care unit patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1180-1186

  Betbesé, Antoni Jordi ^a   Pérez, Manuel ^a   Bak, Ela ^a   Rialp, Gemma ^a   Mancebo, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complications of mechanical ventilation; Endotracheal self extubation; Reintubation; Respiratory failure; Unplanned extubation; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEANING;

EID: 0031838158     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199807000-00016     Document Type: Article

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