title: Prolonged mechanical ventilation after cardiac surgery: diagnosis of a better prognosis.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Pearl
mesh_terms: D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000401:mortality*; D013997:Time Factors