Early versus late tracheostomy for critically ill patients

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Silva, Brenda N G ^a   Andriolo, Regis B ^a   Saconato, Humberto ^b   Atallah, Álvaro N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 55049104549     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007271     Document Type: Review

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