Incidence, life expectancy and prognostic factors in cancer patients under prolonged mechanical ventilation: a nationwide analysis of 5,138 cases during 1998-2007
Open Access
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Critical Care
- Vol. 17 (4), R144-10
- https://doi.org/10.1186/cc12823
Abstract
The online intensive care journal.Critical Care is a high quality, peer-reviewed, international clinical medical journal that aims to improve the care of critically ill patients by acquiring, discussing, distributing, and promoting evidence-based information relevant to intensivists. The journal publishes commentaries, reviews, and research in all areas of intensive care and emergency medicine.Keywords
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