ABSTRACT
Many sites are potentially available for the placement of VAls. In the absence of sufficient information on outcomes, however, no standard recommendations
Figure 1 Potential sites of care for ventilator-assisted individuals shown as a continuum from the acute to the long-term settings. Centers at the top require the greatest resources, but off the least independence, whereas those at the bottom have the least resources, but offer the greatest independence. From Ref. I, with permission.
