Lack of influence of gender on outcomes of mechanically ventilated medical ICU patients

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 732-739

  Epstein, Scott K ^a,c   Vuong, Van ^b  

^a Tupper Research Institute   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Extubation; Gender; ICU; Mechanical ventilation; Outcome; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032842756     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.3.732     Document Type: Article

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