For most patients who require mechanical ventilation weaning and extubation is simple. In
these patients a variety of strategies can be successful. In addition, sim ple criteria may …

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

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

Preview The “art” of weaning patients from mechanical ventilation requires careful patient
selection, monitoring, and management. As the authors point out, the process is much more …

Objective: To answer the following question: In difficult-to-wean patients, which of the three
commonly used techniques of weaning (T-piece, synchronized intermittent mandatory …

Weaning from mechanical ventilation is the process of abruptly or gradually withdrawing
ventilatory support when the cause of the acute respiratory failure is under resolution. For …

As an acute episode of respiratory failure resolves for the patient who is receiving
mechanical ventilation, the sometimes difficult task of resuming spontaneous ventilation …

Intubation and mechanical ventilation are routine and life-saving procedures. The
percentage of patients receiving ventilatory support in the critical care setting varies between …

To" wean" is defined as to accustom to food other than mother's milk or to free from a habit or
attitude, etc, regarded as undesirable. 3Nearly 20 years ago the first use ofweaning for …

The decision to wean from ventilatory support must balance two opposing concerns: the
increased risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia and sepsis with prolonged ventilation …