%0 Journal Article %A Edward M. Cordasco, Jr %A Edward D. Sivak %A Alejandro Perez-Trepichio %T Demographics of long-term ventilator-dependent patients outside the intensive care unit %D 1991 %J Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine %P 505-509 %V 58 %N 6 %X Continued management of clinically stable ventilator-dependent patients in the intensive care unit is controversial, given the expense and limitations of intensive care resources. A proposed alternative, which could reduce the cost of care, has been "noninvasive respiratory units." We review the management of 99 ventilator-dependent patients on routine nursing floors to define our case mix and the outcome of long-term care. %U https://www.ccjm.org/content/ccjom/58/6/505.full.pdf