Ventilator-dependent survivors of catastrophic illness transferred to 23 long-term care hospitals for weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation

Chest

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-84

  Scheinhorn, David J ^a   Hassenpflug, Meg Stearn ^a   Votto, John J ^b   Chao, David C ^c   Epstein, Scott K ^d   Doig, Gordon S ^e   Knight, E Bert ^f   Petrak, Richard A ^g  

^a Barlow Respiratory Research Center   (United States)

^b Hospital for Special Care New Britain   (United States)

^c Oak Bend Medical Center   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care ^*  (United States)

^g RML Specialty Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic critical illness; Functional status; Long term care hospital; Multicenter study; Outcomes; Post ICU; Prolonged mechanical ventilation; Ventilator dependent; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; ULCER; UNITED STATES; VENTILATED PATIENT;

EID: 33846315963     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-1079     Document Type: Article

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