What's in a name? Mechanical ventilation is at the mercy of the operator

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1377-1378

  Andrews, Penny L ^a   Scalea, Thomas ^a   Habashi, Nader M ^a  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AIRWAY PRESSURE RELEASE VENTILATION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG INJURY; MORTALITY; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR; WEANING;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; VENTILATOR WEANING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84877086561     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31828b7da5     Document Type: Letter

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