Predicting successful liberation of patients from mechanical ventilation has been a focus of
interest to clinicians practicing in intensive care. Various weaning indices have been …

Mechanical ventilation is the defining event of intensive care unit (ICU) management.
Although it is a life saving intervention in patients with acute respiratory failure and other …

Purpose To investigate the diagnostic performance of Doppler echocardiography (DE) in
predicting the outcome of weaning from mechanical ventilation in patients without overt …

Purpose Rapid shallow breathing may occur at any time during spontaneous breathing trials
(SBT), questioning the utility of a single determination of the rapid shallow breathing index …

Objective We compared rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) values under various
ventilatory support settings prior to extubation. Design and setting Prospective study in the …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) is a weaning
parameter usually measured at the start of a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). This study …

Background Cardiovascular dysfunction has been reported as an important mechanism of
weaning failure. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a sensitive and specific marker for …

An Open Label Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Low Level Pressure Support and T-piece
as Strategies for Discontinuation of Mechanical Ventilation in a General Surgical Intensive …

Recent findings are shedding more light on this topic, and transforming 'the artistic'aspect of
weaning and liberation from mechanical ventilation into a more 'scientific'approach that will …

Background At present, air way support plays pivotal role in management of patients in the
ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and also RCU (Respiratory Care Unit). Ventilator weaning is an …