Improved survival for an integrated system of reduced intensive respiratory care for patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation

Respiratory Care

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 517-524

  Lin, Ming Shian ^a,b   Yan, Yuan Horng ^a,c   Wang, Jung Der ^d   Hsin Ming, Lu ^e   Chen, Likwang ^e,f   Hung, Mei Chuan ^c,d   Fan, Po Sheng ^a   Chen, Cheng Ren ^a  

^a CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Health care delivery; Health services; Long term acute care; Prolonged mechanical ventilation; Respiratory care; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; RESPIRATORY CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTICEMIA; SHOCK; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AGED; APACHE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876234788     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01530     Document Type: Article

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