Duration of Mechanical Ventilation in the Emergency Department

Introduction: Due to hospital crowding, mechanically ventilated patients are increasingly spending hours boarding in emergency departments (ED) before intensive care unit (ICU) admission. This study aims to evaluate the association between time ventilated in the ED and in-hospital mortality, duratio...

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Main Authors: Lauren B. Angotti, Jeremy B. Richards, Daniel F. Fisher, Jeffrey D. Sankoff, Todd A. Seigel, Haitham S. Al Ashry, Susan R. Wilcox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-07-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8q27h6k2