Protocol-driven ventilator weaning reduces use of mechanical ventilation, rate of early reintubation, and ventilator-associated pneumonia

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 943-952

  Dries, David J ^a   McGonigal, Michael D ^a   Malian, Michael S ^a   Bor, Barbara J ^a   Sullivan, Christopher ^a   Moore, Frederick A ^b   Cheatham, Michael L ^b   Angood, Peter B ^b   Mackersie, Robert C ^b  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b North Floor Building ^*

Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation; Reintubation; Trauma; Ventilator associated pneumonia; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA; VENTILATOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSING; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 2942735204     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000124462.61495.45     Document Type: Article

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