Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2008
Multicenter Study[Characteristics and factors associated with mortality in patients receiving mechanical ventilation: first Chilean multicenter study].
The outcome of mechanically ventilated patients can be influenced by factors such as the indication of mechanical ventilation (MV) and ventilator parameters. ⋯ Conditions present at the onset of MV and ventilator management were similar to those reported in the literature. Magnitude of multiorgan dysfunction and high plateau pressures are the most important factors associated with mortality.