The patient needing prolonged mechanical ventilation: A narrative review

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Ambrosino, Nicolino ^a   Vitacca, Michele ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial nutrition; Critical illness; Intensive care unit; Mobilisation; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation; Respiratory failure; Tracheostomy; Weaning mechanical ventilation; Weaning units

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOBILIZATION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 85042771371     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40248-018-0118-7     Document Type: Review

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