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Abstract
Therapist-driven protocols have been shown to decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation, reduce cost, length of stay, and improve the rate of weaning when compared with physician-directed weaning. This article describes protocols used at the author's institution. It describes how the respiratory therapy service interacts with other services within the hospital to provide the optimal outcome for the patient.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17368162 DOI： 10.1016/j.ccc.2006.11.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crit Care Clin ISSN： 0749-0704 Impact factor: 3.598