Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
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Baseline Characteristics<br />
Characteristic*<br />
Control<br />
(n=168)<br />
Intervention<br />
(n=167)<br />
Age, years 64 [51-75] 60 [48-71]<br />
Female, % 49 46<br />
APACHE II score 26.5 [21-31] 26 [21-33]<br />
ICU admission diagnosis, n (%)<br />
Sepsis/ARDS 53 47<br />
MI/CHF 17 13<br />
COPD/Asthma 7 10<br />
Altered mental status 7 11<br />
Other 16 19<br />
Girard TD, et al. Lancet 2008;371:126-34
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