Abstract Weaning from Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation Criteria THE criteria for the
discontinuation of controlled ventilation are the converse of those for the institution of …

Twenty-four patients who had acute respiratory insufficiency necessitating mechanical
ventilation were studied. Twelve patients had controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) with T …

IN a person with normal lungs the amount of ventilation that is sufficient to eliminate the
carbon dioxide produced (and thus to maintain carbon dioxide homeostasis) is predictable …

• Thirty-three patients who required short-term postoperative mechanical ventilatory support
were studied to compare different criteria established to initiate weaning from mechanical …

The capacity to ventilate the lungs has led to the widespread application of this technique in
the intensive care unit, where the number of patients ventilated and surviving has been …

The “traditional” weaning criteria, arterial blood gases, and a number of other physiologic
variables were measured in 47 patients to evaluate to what extent reduced ventilatory …

The purpose of this study was to determine bedside criteria for discontinuation of
mechanical ventilation. The resting minute ventilation (MV), maximal voluntary ventilation …

The management of medical emergencies involving respiratory failure remains an important
challenge in clinical medicine. Despite many years of vigorous controversy, the question of …

Weaning from mechanical ventilation—the process of preparing for and eventually carrying
out the removal of external ventilatory support—may be a simple task in patients with readily …

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