Quality control of mechanical ventilation at the patient's home

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 484-486

  Farré, Ramon ^a   Giró, Esther ^b   Casolivé, Vinyet ^b   Navajas, Daniel ^a   Escarrabill, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic respiratory failure; Home mechanical ventilation; Ventilator performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0037350236     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-002-1593-y     Document Type: Article

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