Initial experience with a mechanical ventilation weaning unit

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 166-168

  Cohen, Jonathan ^a,c   Starobin, Daniel ^a,c   Papirov, Gregory ^b   Shapiro, Maury ^a,c   Grozovsky, Elad ^a,c   Kramer, Mordechai R ^a,c   Singer, Pierre ^a,c  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Beit Rivka Geriatric Rehabilitation Center   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Prolonged mechanical ventilation; Weaning unit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; REHABILITATION CENTER; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARD;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 15844364570     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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