Do we know when to say "wean"?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-127

  Fortenberry, James D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Extubation; Mechanical ventilation; Protocol; Weaning

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DIAPHRAGM; EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 70349194723     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31819375fd     Document Type: Editorial

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