A North American survey of respiratory therapist and physician tracheostomy decannulation practices

Respiratory Care

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1658-1664

  Stelfox, Henry Thomas ^a   Hess, Dean R ^b   Schmidt, Ulrich H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Decannulation; Intensive care; Respiration, artificial; Survey; Tracheostomy; Tracheotomy; Ventilators, mechanical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY; TUBE REMOVAL; VENTILATOR;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVICE REMOVAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73449083444     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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