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Tracheostomy timing and the duration of weaning in patients with acute respiratory failure

INTRODUCTION: The effect of various airway management strategies, such as the timing of tracheostomy, on liberation from mechanical ventilation (MV) is uncertain. We tested the hypothesis that tracheostomy, when performed prior to active weaning, does not influence the duration of weaning or of MV i...

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Autores principales: Boynton, Jackie H, Hawkins, Kenneth, Eastridge, Brian J, O'Keefe, Grant E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC522847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15312227
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc2885