The Ventilator-Dependent Child
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Comparing the Effect of Using Normal Saline and Distilled Water for Tracheal Suctioning on the Incidence of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia and Hemodynamic Indexes in Ventilator-dependent Patients
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Home Healthcare Now
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2374-4529
DOI: 10.1097/nhh.0000000000000853