Predictors of successful weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation in Taiwan

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1189-1195

  Wu, Yao Kuang ^a   Kao, Kuo Chin ^b   Hsu, Kuang Hung ^c   Hsieh, Meng Jer ^b   Tsai, Ying Huang ^b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Long term acute care facilities; Mechanical ventilation; Prolonged mechanical ventilation; Respiratory care center; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING;

AGED; APACHE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 67649128470     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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