Underuse of lung protective ventilation: Analysis of potential factors to explain physician behavior

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 300-306

  Kalhan, Ravi ^a   Mikkelsen, Mark ^b   Dedhiya, Pali ^b   Christie, Jason ^b,c   Gaughan, Christine ^c   Lanken, Paul N ^b   Finkel, Barbara ^b   Gallop, Robert ^d   Fuchs, Barry D ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Mechanical ventilation; Physician practice patterns; Tidal volumes

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TIDAL VOLUME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 31344458459     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000198328.83571.4A     Document Type: Article

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