Tracheostomy for ventilator dependence in the elderly patient: A preliminary report

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 500-504

  Kantu, Manoj ^a,b   Judkins, Jennifer ^a   Shulman, Abraham ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEPSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0032764813     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556139907800712     Document Type: Article

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