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Review Article| Volume 25, ISSUE 3, P515-525, July 2009

Sedation and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation: Linking Spontaneous Awakening Trials and Spontaneous Breathing Trials to Improve Patient Outcomes

  • Michael H. Hooper
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author.
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    Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 6th Floor MCE, #6100, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA
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  • Timothy D. Girard
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    Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 6th Floor MCE, #6100, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA

    Tennessee Valley Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, 1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212-2637, USA
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