Ventilator discontinuation protocols

Respiratory Care

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1649-1662

  Haas, Carl F ^a   Loik, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Checklist; Mechanical ventilation; Protocol; Ventilator liberation; Weaning

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING PATTERN; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTUBATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OXYGENATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPIRATION LOAD; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 84867054735     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01895     Document Type: Review

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