Background. Unplanned endotracheal self-extubation (UESE) can be terrifying for patients, families, and nurses. However to date, studies looking at factors that increase risk for UESE have been ...

One of the most consequential decisions in intensive care is also one of the most difficult to make: when to liberate a ...

October 23, 2009 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — Dexmedetomidine can safely facilitate weaning from mechanical ventilation in patients with prolonged agitation, according to a study presented here at the ...

Newswise — Duke University Hospital safely decreased ventilation times for patients after cardiac surgery, thanks to a new extubation protocol and more efficient workflow processes. For cardiac ...

"Collaborative implementation of a standardized extubation protocol and redesigned patient care processes helped us successfully achieve the goal of reducing intubation time in patients in stable ...

Our discussion below assumes that physicians have addressed metabolic, inflammatory, and infectious conditions that may be present and have corrected them to the extent possible. As soon as the ...

The current wave of COVID cases is leading to more hospital and intensive care (ICU) admissions. Frontline health workers and experts use the term "intubation" for the extra breathing support some ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. About 38% of adults underwent delayed extubation, ...