Ventilator discontinuation process: Evidence and guidelines

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 329-330

  MacIntyre, Neil ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Clinical trials; Meta analysis; Ventilator discontinuation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART STRESS; HEMODYNAMICS; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATOR;

EID: 37549020039     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000297958.82589.E2     Document Type: Editorial

References (3)

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2. Cook D, Meade M, Guyatt G, et al: Evidence Report on Criteria for Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation. Rockville, MD, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1999
3. Tobin M, Jubran A: Meta-analysis under the spotlight: Focused on a meta-analysis of ventilator weaning. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:1-7