Early tracheotomy after cardiac surgery: Not ready for prime time

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 434-435

  Patel, Shruti B ^a   Kress, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EDITORIAL; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEDATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRACHEOTOMY;

EID: 79952830581     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-6-201103150-00011     Document Type: Editorial

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