Weaning children from mechanical ventilation: A prospective randomized trial of protocol-directed versus physician-directed weaning

Respiratory Care

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 772-782

  Schultz, Theresa Ryan ^a   Lin, Richard J ^a   Watzman, H Marc ^a,b   Durning, Suzanne M ^a   Hales, Roberta ^a   Woodson, Arnetta ^a   Francis, Barbara ^a   Tyler, Lisa ^a   Napoli, Linda ^a   Godinez, Rodolfo I ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation; Minute ventilation; Pediatric mechanical ventilation; Physician directed weaning; Pressure support; Protocol directed weaning; SIMV; Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY CARE UNITS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 17744412489     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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