Tracheostomy in patients with long-term mechanical ventilation: A survey

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 749-753

  Marchese, Santino ^a   Corrado, Antonio ^b   Scala, Raffaele ^c   Corrao, Salvatore ^d   Ambrosino, Nicolino ^e,f  

^a Ospedale Civile Di Vicenza   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^f Weaning and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Long term mechanical ventilation; Respiratory failure; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX MALFORMATION; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE REMOVAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INTENSIVE CARE; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 77951652854     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.01.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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