Why Are Men More Restrained in the Intensive Care Unit?

Lucy J Modra^{1

2}, Andrew Casamento^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Intensive Care Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and.
³ Intensive Care Unit, Northern Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Editorial

Lucy J Modra et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Dec.

. 2024 Dec;21(12):1657-1658.

doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202410-1025ED.

Lucy J Modra^{1

2}, Andrew Casamento^{1

2

3}

¹ Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Intensive Care Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and.
³ Intensive Care Unit, Northern Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

No abstract available

Figures

Sex-based Differences in the Use of Best Practices in Mechanically Ventilated Adults in the Intensive Care Unit: An Analysis of the Toronto Multicenter iCORE Database.
Mehta S, Yarnell C, Pinto R, Amaral ACKB; Toronto Intensive Care Observational Registry. Mehta S, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Dec;21(12):1751-1758. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202403-227OC. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024. PMID: 39163578

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