SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An early-morning, multiprofessional extubation approach decreases the number of ventilator days and cuts the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in half, according to ...

Preterm infants, particularly those born at extremely low gestational ages, frequently require invasive mechanical ventilation to support inadequate respiratory function at birth. However, as ...

Objective: To evaluate the performance of an extubation readiness test based on a spontaneous breathing trial using pressure support. Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: Pediatric intensive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninvasive ventilation after extubation for critically ill patients with obesity led to less instances of ...

Study in Critical Care Nurse examines how Duke University Hospital nurse researchers identified barriers to extubation and implemented workable solutions. A Duke University Hospital cardiothoracic ...

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) have published new guidelines for discontinuing mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults. The goal of ...

Using a lung and diaphragm protective ventilation strategy guided by a computerized decision support tool during the acute phase of ventilation shortened the duration of weaning, a pediatric phase II ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb. 2 - ICU patients with adrenal insufficiency stand a better chance of being weaned off a ventilator more rapidly if they are treated with hydrocortisone before extubation is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Liberation time and mortality in the proportional-assist ventilation group did not differ from the ...