Semirecumbent positioning in ventilator-dependent patients: A multicenter, observational study

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Rose, Louise ^a   Baldwin, Ian ^b,c   Crawford, Tom ^d   Parke, Rachael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUSTRALIA; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEW ZEALAND; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 78249257763     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2010783     Document Type: Article

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