Effect of early vs late tracheostomy placement on survival in patients receiving mechanical ventilation: The TracMan randomized trial

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 2121-2129

  Young, Duncan ^a   Harrison, David A ^b   Cuthbertson, Brian H ^c,d   Rowan, Kathy ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME TO TREATMENT; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84877941764     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.5154     Document Type: Article

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