title: Improving outcomes for ventilator-dependent patients: quality enhancement to decrease mechanical ventilation time.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Service, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kite-Powell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Houston
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hartgraves
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ideno
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sabau
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deal
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Dahlberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luquire
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*