Protocol-directed weaning: A process of continuous performance improvement

Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-140

  Ramachandran, Venkat ^a   Grap, Mary Jo ^a   Sessler, Curtis N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXTUBATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING; OXYGENATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 15844378938     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc3053     Document Type: Article

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