Tracheostomy: May the truth be out there?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 309-310

  L'Her, Erwan ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Outcome; Tracheostomy; Ventilatory assistance; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 33845919845     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000251295.52671.99     Document Type: Editorial

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