Journal of Critical Care
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 13-17 , March 2007

Mechanical ventilation of patients hospitalized in medical wards vs the intensive care unit—an observational, comparative study

  • Moshe Hersch, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem 91031, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +972 2 6555564; fax: +972 2 6555144.
    • Affiliated with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Beer Sheva).
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  • Moshe Sonnenblick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Geriatrics Department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem 91031, Israel
    • Affiliated with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Beer Sheva).
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  • Alexander Karlic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Geriatrics Department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem 91031, Israel
    • Affiliated with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Beer Sheva).
    • ,
  • Sharon Einav, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem 91031, Israel
    • Affiliated with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Beer Sheva).
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  • Charles L. Sprung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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  • Gabriel Izbicki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem 91031, Israel
    • Institute of Pulmonology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem 91031, Israel
    • Affiliated with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Beer Sheva).

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PII: S0883-9441(06)00085-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2006.06.004

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 13-17 , March 2007

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