Sedation and weaning from mechanical ventilation: effects of process optimization outside a clinical trial

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-228

  Jakob, Stephan M ^a   Lubszky, Szabina ^a   Friolet, Raymond ^a   Rothen, Hans Ulrich ^a   Kolarova, Anna ^a   Takala, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation; Process optimization; Sedation and weaning

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; WEANING;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANALGESICS; APACHE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 34548498894     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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