Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 171-179 , June 2008

A qualitative study into the lived experience of post-CABG patients during mechanical ventilator weaning

  • Lone Schou

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, Department 4142, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45 3545 0573; fax: +45 3545 2683.
    • ,
  • Ingrid Egerod

      Affiliations

    • The University Hospitals Centre for Nursing and Care Research, Rigshospitalet, Department 7331, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark
    • Tel.: +45 3545 7365; fax: +45 3545 7399.

,Accepted 28 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.12.004

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 171-179 , June 2008

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