Weaning from mechanical ventilation followed at home with the aid of a telemedicine program

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 445-449

  Vitacca, Michele ^a   Guerra, Alberto ^a   Assoni, Giuliano ^a   Pizzocaro, Piera ^a   Marchina, Lucia ^a   Scalvini, Simonetta ^a   Balbi, Bruno ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; MEDICAL COMPUTING; NURSING; PATIENT MONITORING; REMOTE CONTROL; TELEPHONE LINES;

HEART RATE (HR); MECHANICAL VENTILATION; TELEPNEUMOLOGY PROGRAM (TPP);

TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BREATHING PATTERN; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING; TELENURSING; TELEPHONE; BREATHING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RESPIRATION; TELEMEDICINE; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 38349164755     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2006.0069     Document Type: Article

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