Patients' characterization, hospital course and clinical outcomes in five Italian respiratory intensive care units

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-142

  Polverino, Eva ^a,b   Nava, Stefano ^c   Ferrer, Miquel ^b   Ceriana, Piero ^c   Clini, Enrico ^d,e   Spada, Elisa ^a   Zanotti, Ercole ^f   Trianni, Ludovico ^e   Barbano, Luca ^a   Fracchia, Claudio ^f   Balbi, Bruno ^a   Vitacca, Michele ^a  

^a FSM   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e Villa Pineta Hospital   (Italy)

^f Respiratory Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

COPD; Non invasive ventilation; Prolonged weaning; Respiratory intermediate care units

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEANING;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 76549109953     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1658-2     Document Type: Article

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