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Association between age-related factors and extubation failure in elderly patients
BACKGROUND: Elderly patients are being increasingly admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for mechanical ventilation. Previous studies demonstrated that 20% to 35% of elderly patients were reintubated within 48 to 72 hours after extubation. Given the age-related physiologic changes and multiple...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6245685/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30458035 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207628 |