Mechanical ventilation in patients in the intensive care unit of a general university hospital in southern Brazil: an epidemiological study

Mechanical ventilation in patients in the intensive care unit of a general university hospital in southern Brazil: an epidemiological study

OBJECTIVES: To determine the characteristics, the frequency and the mortality rates of patients needing mechanical ventilation and to identify the risk factors associated with mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a general university hospital in southern Brazil. METHOD: Prospective cohort...

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Main Authors: Léa Fialkow, Maurício Farenzena, Iuri Christmann Wawrzeniak, Janete Salles Brauner, Sílvia Regina Rios Vieira, Alvaro Vigo, Mary Clarisse Bozzetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2016-03-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Acute Respiratory Failure
Mechanical Ventilation
Mortality
Risk Factors
Epidemiology
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