Prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery: Diagnosis of a better prognosis

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 3094-3096

  Pearl, R G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Intensive care unit; Mechanical ventilation; Mortality; Prognosis; Quality of life; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; HEART SURGERY; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MORTALITY; NURSING; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033847318     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200008000-00077     Document Type: Editorial

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