The impact of time to tracheostomy on mechanical ventilation duration, length of stay, and mortality in intensive care unit patients

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 435-440

  Arabi, Yaseen M ^a,c   Alhashemi, Jamal A ^b   Tamim, Hani M ^c   Esteban, Andres ^d   Haddad, Samir H ^a   Dawood, Abdulaziz ^a,c   Shirawi, Nehad ^a   Alshimemeri, Abdullah A ^a,c  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial respiration; Continuous positive airway pressure; Critical care; Intubation; Length of stay; Mortality; Outcome; Positive pressure respiration; Time factors; Tracheostomy; Ventilator weaning; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 67949119021     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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