Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 340-346 , September 2009

How do older ventilated patients fare? A survival/functional analysis of 641 ventilations

  • David Lieberman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Unit, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
    • Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Pulmonary Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel. Tel.: +972 8 6400411; fax: +972 8 6403022.
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  • Liat Nachshon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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  • Oleg Miloslavsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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  • Valery Dvorkin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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  • Avi Shimoni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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  • Devora Lieberman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
    • Department of Geriatric Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

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☆ There are no conflicts of interest to declare.

PII: S0883-9441(09)00077-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.01.015

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 340-346 , September 2009

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