Prevalence of tracheostomy in ICU patients. A nation-wide survey in Switzerland

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1428-1433

  Fischler, Lukas ^a   Erhart, Stefan ^a   Kleger, Gian Reto ^a   Frutiger, Adrian ^a  

^a Ratischen Kantonsspital Chur   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complications; Cross sectional studies; Intensive care units; Prevalence; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OPERATING ROOM; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWITZERLAND; TRACHEOSTOMY;

HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LONG-TERM CARE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0033792548     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340000634     Document Type: Article

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