Tracheostomy for ventilated patients - Not when, but in whom?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2695-2696

  Ferguson, Niall D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial ventilation; Mechanical ventilation; Observational studies; Outcome assessment; Respiratory insufficiency; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 27944492756     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000186894.75040.B1     Document Type: Editorial

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