Early tracheostomy in critically ill patients: Still too fast

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 95-96

  McCredie, Victoria A ^a   Adhikari, Neill KJ ^a,b,c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISABILITY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEDATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84925692473     PISSN: 22132600     EISSN: 22132619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(14)70141-9     Document Type: Note

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