Survival and quality of life after tracheostomy for acute respiratory failure in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329.e7-329.e14

  Vianello, Andrea ^a   Arcaro, Giovanna ^a   Palmieri, Arianna ^b   Ermani, Mario ^b   Braccioni, Fausto ^a   Gallan, Federico ^a   Soraru', Gianni ^b   Pegoraro, Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Quality of life; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 79956370310     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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