title: Summaries for patients: What happens to people who need a breathing machine for more than a few days?
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006295:Health Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000191:economics; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000191:economics; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000191:economics*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D055815:Young Adult