Summarizing the logistics of liberation from mechanical ventilation

Authors

C A. Manthous, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06610, USA. pcmant@bpthosp.orgFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Respiratory care clinics of North America

Abstract

A goal of critical care clinicians should be to liberate patients from ventilators on the first possible day to avoid the multitude of complications associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation. The past decade has been marked by a deluge of scientific studies that have illuminated methods to expedite successful liberation from mechanical ventilation. This article summarizes the principle themes for this issue of Respiratory Care Clinics of North America and distills the available data to two simple weaning algorithms.

First Page

463

Last Page

8;vi

DOI

10.1016/s1078-5337(05)70081-2

Publication Date

9-1-2000

Recommended Citation

Manthous, C A., "Summarizing the logistics of liberation from mechanical ventilation" (2000). Critical Care. 63.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/critical_care/63

Identifier

10899266 (pubmed); 10.1016/s1078-5337(05)70081-2 (doi); S1078-5337(05)70081-2 (pii)