Multidisciplinary Team Developed and Implemented Protocols to Assist Mechanical Ventilation Weaning: A Systematic Review of Literature

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-59

  White, Vicki ^a   Currey, Judy ^b   Botti, Mari ^b  

^a The Alfred   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Mechanical ventilation weaning; Multidisciplinary team; Protocols; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 79952773375     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2010.00198.x     Document Type: Review

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