Early tracheostomy - Has its time arrived?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1796-1797

  Ahrens, Tom ^a   Kollef, Marin H ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Complications; Mechanical ventilation; Timing of tracheostomy; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SEDATION; SURGICAL RISK; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 3943100718     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000133329.71596.9A     Document Type: Editorial

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