Our model indicates that a set of PrO variables (age ≥6 months and absence of the following: prematurity, congestive heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension) was predictive of successful early ...

Endotracheal extubation refers to the removal of an endotracheal tube from the trachea. This procedure is commonly performed in operating rooms, postanesthesia care units, and intensive care units.

Several indices have been developed to predict success in weaning and extubation. Although these indices have been variably used in research, they have not found common use in clinical care-likely ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Stopping enteral nutrition hours before an attempt at extubation didn't reduce risk of failure of extubation, a randomized trial showed. Continued enteral nutrition until extubation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ICU patients spent less time in the ICU following adoption of twice-daily extubation readiness assessments. A ...

A multidisciplinary team designed a clinical pathway that improved institutional practice and quality of care. Unsuccessful extubation can increase critical care unit and hospital length of stay, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The impact of these findings is major for daily clinical practice,” Stephan Ehrmann, MD, PhD, professor at ...

New guidelines for discontinuing mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults have been published by researchers. The goal of the guidelines is to help physicians and other health care ...

Noninvasive ventilation reduces the need for intubation compared to standard medical care in adults with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Lancet. 2000;355:1931-1935; ...