A proposal of a new model for long-term weaning: Respiratory intensive care unit and weaning center

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1505-1511

  Carpenè, Nicoletta ^a   Vagheggini, Guido ^b   Panait, Eugenia ^b   Gabbrielli, Luciano ^a   Ambrosino, Nicolino ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Weaning and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Mechanical ventilation; Prolonged weaning; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOSTOMY;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 77956342238     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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