Open AccessGender Differences in Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Patients – A Retrospective Observational Study
Author(s) -
Chienhsiu Huang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s368881
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , mechanical ventilation , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine
The gender differences in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation are not understood. We investigated the effects of gender differences in terms of age, causes of respiratory failure, discharge status, successful weaning, mortality rate and long-term survival outcomes in patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation.