Should weaning protocols be used with all patients who receive mechanical ventilation?

Respiratory Care

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 609-619

  Chatburn, Robert L ^a,b   Deem, Steven ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Decision support; Guidelines; Protocol directed weaning; Ventilator; Weaning; Weaning parameters; Weaning predictors

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 34547829764     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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