Evaluation of the predictors for duration of mechanical ventilation in respiratory intensive care unit

<b>Background: </b> Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life saving modality. Till no method is evolved to predict the duration of this treatment. This study is undertaken to evaluate the clinical and laboratory parameters at initiation and 48 hour of the patient being treated by mechanical...

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Main Authors: Hira H, Mittal Amit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2006-01-01
Series:Lung India
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2006;volume=23;issue=2;spage=70;epage=74;aulast=Hira