Protocol-Driven Ventilator Weaning: Reviewing the Evidence

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-252

  Girard, Timothy D ^a   Ely, E Wesley ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMITTENT MANDATORY VENTILATION; INTUBATION; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 43049134879     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2008.02.004     Document Type: Review

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