Journal article
Evolution of Mechanical Ventilation in Response to Clinical Research
Abstract
RATIONALE: Recent literature in mechanical ventilation includes strong evidence from randomized trials. Little information is available regarding the influence of these trials on usual clinical practice.
OBJECTIVES: To describe current mechanical ventilation practices and to assess the influence of interval randomized trials when compared with findings from a 1998 cohort.
Authors
Esteban A; Ferguson ND; Meade MO; Frutos-Vivar F; Apezteguia C; Brochard L; Raymondos K; Nin N; Hurtado J; Tomicic V
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 177, No. 2, pp. 170–177
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Publication Date
January 15, 2008
DOI
10.1164/rccm.200706-893oc
ISSN
1073-449X