Tele-ICU partners enhance evidence-based practice: Ventilator weaning initiative

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 312-322

  Olff, Carol ^a   Clark Wadkins, Cynthia ^a  

^a Tele ICU Center   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based practice; tele ICU; ventilator length of stay; ventilator weaning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; TELEMEDICINE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; TELEMEDICINE; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 84864374108     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCI.0b013e31825dfec5     Document Type: Article

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