Shifting care of chronic ventilator-dependent patients from the intensive care unit to the nursing home.

Joint Commission journal on quality and safety

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 257-265

  Lindsay, Mark E ^a   Bijwadia, Jagdeep S ^a   Schauer, Whitney W ^a   Rozich, John D ^a  

^a Mayo Health System   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VENTILATOR WEANING; WISCONSIN;

EID: 4143114807     PISSN: 15493741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1549-3741(04)30028-6     Document Type: Article

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