Impact of implementing of a physiotherapist-directed weaning and extubation protocol in a neurological intensive care unit in a Brazilian hospital

A. Choqueta-Toledo, E. M. Negri, F. M. Arantes-Costa, M. A. Martins, I. M. Liontakis (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Assessments of impairment in adults and children, and airway clearance techniques
Session: Assessments of impairment in adults and children, and airway clearance techniques
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4176
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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