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Mechanical ventilation in the ICU- is there a gap between the time available and time used for nurse-led weaning?

BACKGROUND: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a key component in the care of critically ill and injured patients. Weaning from MV constitutes a major challenge in intensive care units (ICUs). Any delay in weaning may increase the number of complications and leads to greater expense. Nurse-led, protocol...

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Autores principales: Hansen, Britt Sætre, Fjælberg, Wenche Torunn Mathiesen, Nilsen, Odd Bjarte, Lossius, Hans Morten, Søreide, Eldar
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2639613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19055712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-16-17