Ventilator discontinuation: Why are we still weaning?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 392-394

  Hess, Dean R ^a   MacIntyre, Neil R ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SPONTANEOUS BREATHING TRIAL; SYNCHRONIZED INTERMITTENT MANDATORY VENTILATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VENTILATOR; VENTILATOR DISCONTINUATION; WEANING;

HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 80051826130     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201105-0894ED     Document Type: Editorial

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