Home mechanical ventilation: National registries are needed to reduce variations in care and improve patient safety

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7801, 2011, Pages

  Wise, Matt P ^a   Hart, Nicholas ^b   Davidson, Craig ^c   Fox, Rik ^d   Allen, Martin ^e   Elliott, Mark ^f   Winter, Bob ^g   Morgan, Mike ^h   Shovelton, Helena ⁱ   Meadowcroft, Robert ^j   Campbell, Jane ^k   Finlay, Llora ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^f ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ BRITISH LUNG FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

^j Muscular Dystrophy Campaign   (United Kingdom)

^k HOUSE OF LORDS   (United Kingdom)

^l Chartered Society of Physiotherapy   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REGISTER; RESPONSIBILITY; TRACHEOSTOMY; WEANING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; STANDARD;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STANDARD OF CARE; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 79953839299     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d1687     Document Type: Editorial

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