Background. The traditional predictors of the outcome of weaning from mechanical
ventilation—minute ventilation (VE) and maximal inspiratory pressure (P1max)—are …

PURPOSE: To assess the accuracies of four commonly used parameters in predicting
weaning outcome and whether breathing pattern changes during weaning. PATIENTS AND …

We identified 65 observational studies of weaning predictors that had been reported in 70
publications. After grouping predictors with similar names but different thresholds, the …

Background Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation is an important problem in
intensive care units. Weaning is usually conducted in an empirical manner, and a …

Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of several measured and calculated indexes
for early prediction of weaning outcome, and to study the value of supplemental inspiratory …

The discrepancy in results from different studies regarding outcome of weaning from
mechanical ventilation may be due to several factors such as the differences in patient …

Several modalities of ventilatory support have been proposed to gradually withdraw patients
from mechanical ventilation, but their respective effects on the outcome of weaning from …

Objective To conduct a blinded evaluation of the predictors of weaning from mechanical
ventilation. Design A prospective clinical study. Setting A 23-bed general intensive care unit …

We prospectively examined the pattern of breathing in patients being weaned from
mechanical ventilation: one group (n= 10) underwent a successful weaning trial and were …

Failure of weaning from mechanical ventilation is thought to result from an imbalance
between respiratory muscle capacity and respiratory demand. The ratio of respiratory rate to …