Profile and consequences of children requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation in three Brazilian pediatric intensive care units

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-380

  Traiber, Cristiane ^a   Piva, Jefferson P ^a   Fritsher, Carlos C ^a   Garcia, Pedro Celiny R ^a   Lago, Patrícia M ^b   Trotta, Eliana A ^b   Ricachinevsky, Cláudia P ^c   Bueno, Fernanda U ^a   Baecker, Verônica ^b   Lisboa, Bianca D ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DA CRIANÇA SANTO ANTÔNIO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Critical care; Intensive care; Mechanical ventilation; Outcome; Pediatrics; Respiratory failure; Tracheal intubation

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK INSPIRATORY FLOW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68849105619     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181a3225d     Document Type: Article

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