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. 2015 May 8:S2173-5115(15)00083-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.rppnen.2015.03.005. Online ahead of print.

Multidisciplinary rehabilitation in ventilator-dependent patients: Call for action in specialized inpatient facilities

J Winck  1 , R Camacho  2 , N Ambrosino  3
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Multidisciplinary rehabilitation in ventilator-dependent patients: Call for action in specialized inpatient facilities

J Winck et al. Rev Port Pneumol (2006). .

Abstract

The numbers of patients needing prolonged mechanical ventilation are growing. The rehabilitation programs to be implemented in specialized inpatient facilities are ill defined. There is a clear need to establish guidelines to define the optimal rehabilitation program in this setting. In this article we review the current evidence and propose some guidance.

Keywords: Rehabilitation; Ventilator-dependent patients; Weaning facilities.

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