Development and prospective validation of a model for predicting weaning in chronic ventilator dependent patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Approximately ten percent of patients placed on mechanical ventilation during acute illness will require long-term ventilator support. Unfortunately, despite rehabilitation, some will never be liberated from the ventilator. A method...

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Main Authors: Bonis Peter AL, Hendra Katherine P, Joyce-Brady Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/3/3

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