Cost and Outcome of Mechanical Ventilation for Life-Threatening Stroke
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 31 (10) , 2346-2353
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.31.10.2346
Abstract
Background and Purpose—Hospital mortality rates of 50% to 90% have been reported for stroke patients treated with mechanical ventilation. These data have raised serious questions about the cost-eff...Keywords
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