Tracheostomy following lung transplantation predictors and outcomes

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 891-895

  Padia, Siddharth A ^a   Borja, Marvin C ^a   Orens, Jonathan B ^a   Yang, Stephen C ^a   Jhaveri, Rajiv M ^a   Conte, John V ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung transplant; Post operative complications; Respiratory failure; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; REPERFUSION INJURY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0037675874     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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