Epidemiology and patterns of tracheostomy practice in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in ICUs across 50 countries

Abstract Background To better understand the epidemiology and patterns of tracheostomy practice for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), we investigated the current usage of tracheostomy in patients with ARDS recruited into the Large Observational Study to Understand the Global...

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Main Authors: Toshikazu Abe, Fabiana Madotto, Tài Pham, Isao Nagata, Masatoshi Uchida, Nanako Tamiya, Kiyoyasu Kurahashi, Giacomo Bellani, John G. Laffey, for the LUNG-SAFE Investigators and the ESICM Trials Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-018-2126-6