Is there a "right" way to wean my patient from the ventilator? A critical appraisal of Randolph et al: Effect of mechanical ventilator weaning protocols on respiratory outcomes in infants and children: A randomized controlled trial (JAMA 2002; 288:2561-2568)

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 571-575

  Twite, Mark D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SEDATION; VENTILATOR;

EID: 33750838180     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000244403.86349.09     Document Type: Article

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