How to ventilate difficult to wean patients

C. Gregoretti (Palermo, Italy)

Source: Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation Conference 2020
Session: Weaning from mechanical ventilation
Session type: Case-based session
Number: 177
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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