Controversies in Mechanical Ventilation: When Should a Tracheotomy Be Placed?

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-263

  King, Christopher ^a   Moores, Lisa K ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOTOMY; TRANSLARYNGEAL INTUBATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TRACHEOTOMY; VENTILATOR WEANING; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 42649104798     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2008.01.002     Document Type: Review

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