ICU occupancy and mechanical ventilator use in the united states*

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2712-2719

  Wunsch, Hannah ^a   Wagner, Jason ^b   Herlim, Maximilian ^b   Chong, David H ^a   Kramer, Andrew A ^c   Halpern, Scott D ^b,d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CERNER CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed occupancy; Intensive care unit; Mechanical ventilation; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMMUNITY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEVICE THERAPY; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889248095     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318298a139     Document Type: Article

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