Tracheostomy decannulation failure rate following critical illness: A prospective descriptive study

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-15

  Choate, Kim ^a   Barbetti, Julie ^a   Currey, Judy ^b  

^a The Alfred   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decannulation; Percutaneous tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DECISION MAKING; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 60749102890     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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