Site of intubation and duration of mechanical ventilation in pediatric status asthmaticus [3]

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 509-

  Maffei, Frank A ^a   Rubenstein, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMATIC STATE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ASTHMA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHENOTYPE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE; NOTE; TIME;

CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; STATUS ASTHMATICUS; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 34548695179     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000282853.22148.49     Document Type: Letter

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