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Patient Backgrounds and Outcomes of Mechanically Ventilated Children Treated in ICUs Versus General Wards in Japan: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using a National Inpatient Database.
Yoshio Sakurai, Nobuaki Michihata, Kohei Osada, Shingo Kobayashi, Wataru Sakamoto, Yuta Uchida, Kuniya Ishii, Hiroya Yokohari, Hiroshi Kurosawa, Toshiaki Isogai, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga
Published: 202510.1097/CCM.0000000000006901
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: In western countries, adult and pediatric patients requiring mechanical ventilation are treated in ICUs. However, in Japan, there is concern that many children on mechanical ventilation are being treated in general wards. This study aimed…
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