The need for a regional weaning centre, a one-year survey of intensive care weaning delay in the Northern Region of England

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-165

  Robson, V ^a   Poynter, J ^a   Lawler, P G ^b   Baudouin, S V ^a,c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation: weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REGIONALIZATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0037291604     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.02964_1.x     Document Type: Article

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