Research from the University of Michigan Medical School finds that one in three hospitalized patients remain connected to a breathing tube after passing a spontaneous breathing trial. While a delay in ...
Spontaneous-breathing trials for intubated patients use pressure-support ventilation (PSV) or a T-piece. Whether PSV can reduce the number of ventilator-free days in high-risk patients is unknown. New ...
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Medscape: A Spontaneous Breathing Trial With Pressure Support Overestimates Readiness for Extubation in Children
This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board of Children's Hospital, Boston. All patients aged <19 yrs who were admitted to the 29-bed medical– surgical pediatric intensive ...
A Spontaneous Breathing Trial With Pressure Support Overestimates Readiness for Extubation in Children