Independent effects of etiology of failure and time to reintubation on outcome for patients failing extubation

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 489-493

  Epstein, Scott K ^a,b   Ciubotaru, Ronald L ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031870334     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.2.9711045     Document Type: Article

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