Body mass index affects the need for and the duration of mechanical ventilation after thoracic trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1432-1435

  Reiff, Donald A ^a,b,c   Hipp, George ^a,b   McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a,b   Modjarrad, Kayvon ^a,b   MacLennan, Paul A ^a,b   Rue III, Loring W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Nutrition Sciences and Medicine   (United States)

^c Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Mechanical ventilators; Thorax; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX INJURY; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; THORACIC INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250318526     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318047e02c     Document Type: Article

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