Prognosis for Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Moving Target

Sandra E Zaeh¹, Anuj B Mehta^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado; and.
³ Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.

Editorial

Sandra E Zaeh et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;17(6):682-683.

doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202003-242ED.

Sandra E Zaeh¹, Anuj B Mehta^{2

3}

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado; and.
³ Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.

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Comment on

Dynamic Changes in Prognosis with Elapsed Time on Ventilators among Mechanically Ventilated Patients.
Ruan SY, Teng NC, Huang CT, Tsai SL, Wang CY, Wu CP, Hsu JY, Yu CJ, Hsiung C, Wu HD, Chen L. Ruan SY, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 Jun;17(6):729-735. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201908-646OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020. PMID: 32011907 Free PMC article.

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