Does weaning postpone liberation?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2676-2677

  Fessler, Henry E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial respiration; Mechanical ventilation; Respiratory failure; Ventilator weaning; Weaning predictors

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; EDITORIAL; EXTUBATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIDAL VOLUME;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 33748793083     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000239426.30673.35     Document Type: Editorial

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