Research ArticleOriginal Research
Categorization in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Subjects: A Proposed Method to Improve Quality
Brian K Walsh, Craig D Smallwood, Jordan S Rettig, John E Thompson, Robert M Kacmarek and John H Arnold
Respiratory Care September 2016, 61 (9) 1168-1178; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04723
Brian K Walsh
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Pediatric Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Craig D Smallwood
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Pediatric Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jordan S Rettig
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Pediatric Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
John E Thompson
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Pediatric Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Robert M Kacmarek
Department of Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
John H Arnold
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Pediatric Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Respiratory Care
Vol. 61, Issue 9
1 Sep 2016
Categorization in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Subjects: A Proposed Method to Improve Quality
Brian K Walsh, Craig D Smallwood, Jordan S Rettig, John E Thompson, Robert M Kacmarek, John H Arnold
Respiratory Care Sep 2016, 61 (9) 1168-1178; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.04723