Outcomes of prolonged mechanic ventilation: a discrimination model based on longitudinal health insurance and death certificate data

Outcomes of prolonged mechanic ventilation: a discrimination model based on longitudinal health insurance and death certificate data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study investigated prognosis among patients under prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) through exploring the following issues: (1) post-PMV survival rates, (2) factors associated with survival after PMV, and (3) the number of...

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Main Authors: Lu Hsin-Ming, Chen Likwang, Wang Jung-Der, Hung Mei-Chuan, Lin Ming-Shian, Yan Yuan-Horng, Chen Cheng-Ren, Fan Po-Sheng, Huang Lynn, Kuo Ken N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/100

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