Research ArticleOriginal Research
The Association Between Comorbid Illness, Colonization Status, and Acute Hospitalization in Patients Receiving Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Avelino C Verceles, Elizabeth J Lechner, David Halpin and Steven M Scharf
Respiratory Care February 2013, 58 (2) 250-256; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01677
Avelino C Verceles
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
MDElizabeth J Lechner
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
MDDavid Halpin
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
MDSteven M Scharf
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
MD PhDIn this issue
Respiratory Care
Vol. 58, Issue 2
1 Feb 2013
The Association Between Comorbid Illness, Colonization Status, and Acute Hospitalization in Patients Receiving Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Avelino C Verceles, Elizabeth J Lechner, David Halpin, Steven M Scharf
Respiratory Care Feb 2013, 58 (2) 250-256; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01677