Clinical review: The ABC of weaning failure - A structured approach

Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Heunks, Leo M ^a   Van Der Hoeven, Johannes G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BOSENTAN; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIURETIC AGENT; GROWTH HORMONE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; LEVOSIMENDAN; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DISEASE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAPHRAGM; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FATIGUE; GAS EXCHANGE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEAKNESS; WEANING; ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 84855412625     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc9296     Document Type: Review

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