Clinical features and outcomes of prolonged mechanical ventilation: a single-center retrospective observational study

Abstract Background Information on epidemiology of prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) patients in the acute care setting in Japan is totally lacking. We aimed to investigate clinical features, impact, and long-term outcomes of PMV patients. Methods This was a retrospective observational study co...

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Main Authors: Isao Nagata, Tetsuhiro Takei, Junji Hatakeyama, Masafumi Toh, Hiroyuki Yamada, Michiko Fujisawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-019-0284-4