Issues in weaning from mechanical ventilation: Literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-85

  Rose, Louise ^a,b   Nelson, Sioban ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Decision making; Mechanical ventilation; Nursing role; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALASIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DECISION MAKING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; VENTILATOR WEANING; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33645119016     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03792.x     Document Type: Review

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