Increased number and expertise of Italian respiratory high-dependency care units: The second national survey

Respiratory Care

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1100-1107

  Scala, Raffaele ^a   Corrado, Antonio ^b   Confalonieri, Marco ^c   Marchese, Santino ^d   Ambrosino, Nicolino ^e  

^a CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Unità di Terapia Intensiva Respiratoria Azienda Ospedaliero   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d Azienda di Rilievo Nazionale e di Alta Specializzazione (ARNAS) Civico Benfratelli   (Italy)

^e Dipartimento Cardio Toracico Azienda Ospedaliero   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Mechanical ventilation; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation; Respiratory high dependence care unit; Survey; Tracheostomy; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ITALY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTICE;

BED OCCUPANCY; HUMANS; ITALY; REGISTRIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY CARE UNITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051521584     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01157     Document Type: Article

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