title: A place to call home.
abstract: When 54 year old Lisa was admitted to the Western Division of the Toronto Hospital in November 1987, it was for removal of a benign cranio-cerebral tumor. The pulmonary compromise she had lived with for many years--the result of a congenitally short spine--was accentuated during the months following surgery. With breathing difficulties and recurrent pneumonia, Lisa required assisted ventilation. And though she tolerated being off the ventilator for a total of five hours during the day, repeated attempts to wean her were unsuccessful.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kohm
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge; D014139:Tracheostomy; D015300:Ventilator Weaning; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical