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The selection of patients. Among patients who received invasive mechanical ventilation (MV), those who were younger than 18 years, those who received MV for fewer than 3 days, those who stayed in hospital for more than 60 days, and those who had a major diagnosis of cancer were excluded; 17,775 patients were ventilated only in non-ICU settings
