Consensus Statements

Mechanical Ventilation: Beyond the ICU
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Steps To Making a Long-term Care Decision
Include the Following:

• Consider the patient's medical needs, psychological and psychosocial conditions, access to support services, and financial needs;
• Determine resources available to alternate sites of long-term care; and
• Match the patient's needs to the alternate site's resources.

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