Ventilation in a Birmingham intensive care unit 1993-1995: Outcome for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 156-161

  Hill, A T ^a,b   Hopkinson, R B ^a   Stableforth, D E ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031929064     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90088-9     Document Type: Article

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