Can early extubation and intensive physiotherapy decrease length of stay of acute quadriplegic patients in intensive care? A retrospective case control study

Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 14-22

  Berney, Sue ^a   Stockton, Kellie ^a   Berlowitz, David ^a   Denehy, Linda ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0036361819     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.237     Document Type: Article

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