The vast majority of patients who undergo mechanical ventilation are able to discontinue
ventilatory assistance within a few days. Typically, patients who require only short-term …

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 …

Weaning from mechanical ventilation is a period of transition from total ventilatory support to
spontaneous breathing. It represents a relevant clinical problem because as many as 25 …

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is the major life-support modality during respiratory failure.
Once the illness that precipitated respiratory failure has resolved, MV can be discontinued …

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 …

Use of mechanical ventilation is associated with several major complications despite its
lifesaving potential. Timely discontinuation of mechanical ventilation is critical to control of …

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 …

Mos t patients who require invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) can be liberated quickly
from the ventilator after resolution of the acute precipitating illness, 15, 39 but a significant …

For most mechanically ventilated patients, weaning can be accomplished quickly and easily.
However, there is a smaller group of ventilated patients who fail to wean and remain …

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 …