OBJECTIVE: We performed a prospective, randomized clinical trial to compare the usefulness of the minute ventilation test (MVT) with clinical judgement in predicting readiness for extubation in ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An early-morning, multiprofessional extubation approach decreases the number of ventilator days and cuts the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in half, according to ...

Objective: To evaluate the performance of an extubation readiness test based on a spontaneous breathing trial using pressure support. Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: Pediatric intensive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninvasive ventilation after extubation for critically ill patients with obesity led to less instances of ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. About 38% of adults underwent delayed extubation, ...

In critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, more intensive renal replacement therapy may lead to a greater risk of failure to extubate from mechanical ventilation. In critically ill ...

A Hiroshima University study of more than 31,000 patients found that pneumonia occurred more often after breathing tubes were removed than during ventilation, with most cases developing within a 1–2 ...