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Timing of tracheostomy as a determinant of weaning success in critically ill patients: a retrospective study.

Hsu CL, Chen KY, Chang CH, Jerng JS, Yu CJ, Yang PC.

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Effect of acute kidney injury on weaning from mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients.

Vieira JM Jr, Castro I, Curvello-Neto A, Demarzo S, Caruso P, Pastore L Jr, Imanishe MH, Abdulkader RC, Deheinzelin D.

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Seymour CW, Martinez A, Christie JD, Fuchs BD.

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Clinical predictors and outcomes for patients requiring tracheostomy in the intensive care unit.

Kollef MH, Ahrens TS, Shannon W.

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deBoisblanc MW, Goldman RK, Mayberry JC, Brand DM, Pangburn PD, Soifer BE, Mullins RJ.

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Combes A, Luyt CE, Nieszkowska A, Trouillet JL, Gibert C, Chastre J.

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Impact of a nurses' protocol-directed weaning procedure on outcomes in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for longer than 48 hours: a prospective cohort study with a matched historical control group.

Tonnelier JM, Prat G, Le Gal G, Gut-Gobert C, Renault A, Boles JM, L'Her E.

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Effects of a multifaceted, multidisciplinary, hospital-wide quality improvement program on weaning from mechanical ventilation.

Smyrnios NA, Connolly A, Wilson MM, Curley FJ, French CT, Heard SO, Irwin RS.

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Early tracheostomy in intensive care trauma patients improves resource utilization: a cohort study and literature review.

Arabi Y, Haddad S, Shirawi N, Al Shimemeri A.

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Relationship between tracheostomy timing and duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients.

Freeman BD, Borecki IB, Coopersmith CM, Buchman TG.

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Lack of influence of gender on outcomes of mechanically ventilated medical ICU patients.

Epstein SK, Vuong V.

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Effect of failed extubation on the outcome of mechanical ventilation.

Epstein SK, Ciubotaru RL, Wong JB.

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The impact of admission hyperglycemia or hypoalbuminemia on need ventilator, time ventilated, mortality, and morbidity in critically ill trauma patients.

Safavi M, Honarmand A.

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Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit.

Ely EW, Shintani A, Truman B, Speroff T, Gordon SM, Harrell FE Jr, Inouye SK, Bernard GR, Dittus RS.

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Protocol-driven ventilator weaning reduces use of mechanical ventilation, rate of early reintubation, and ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Dries DJ, McGonigal MD, Malian MS, Bor BJ, Sullivan C.

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Risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia in critically ill trauma patients.

Tejada Artigas A, Bello Dronda S, Chacón Vallés E, Muñoz Marco J, Villuendas Usón MC, Figueras P, Suarez FJ, Hernández A.

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Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in the weaning of patients with respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A randomized, controlled trial.

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Admission hypomagnesemia--impact on mortality or morbidity in critically ill patients.

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Weaning from ventilator after cardiac operation using the Ciaglia percutaneous tracheostomy.

Gatti G, Cardu G, Bentini C, Pacilli P, Pugliese P.

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