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Let automated weaning systems rise to the Summit. Response to the letter of Maldonado et al.

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  1. Institut de cardiologie et de pneumologie de l’Hôpital Laval, Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Laval, 2725, chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V4G5, Canada

    François Lellouche

  2. Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Saint Michael Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Karen Burns

  3. Département d’anesthésiologie, Hôpital de l’Enfant Jésus, Ville de Québec, QC, Canada

    Martin Lessard

  4. Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France

    Laurent Brochard

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Lellouche, F., Burns, K., Lessard, M. et al. Let automated weaning systems rise to the Summit. Response to the letter of Maldonado et al.. Intensive Care Med 35, 756–757 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-009-1400-0

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