Weaning units: Lessons from North America?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 374-380

  Subbe, C P ^a   Criner, G J ^b   Baudouin, S V ^c  

^a WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; NORTH AMERICA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRITICAL CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MINNESOTA; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PENNSYLVANIA; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; STATE MEDICINE; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 33947689667     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.04984.x     Document Type: Article

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