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Weaning and Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation

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Abstract

The process of weaning and liberation of a patient from mechanical ventilation is an essential practice in the ICU. In order to accomplish these tasks, we have to depend on protocolized methods based on:

  1. (a)

    The clinical background and progression of the patient.

  2. (b)

    The performance of physiological tests.

  3. (c)

    Daily routine awakening trials.

  4. (d)

    Spontaneous breathing trials.

This will help us to assess and predict the readiness of the patient and to increase the chances of success.

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  1. Division of Critical Care, Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, Belize City, Belize

    Pedro Arriaga

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  1. Critical Care Division Belize Healthcare Partners, Belize, Belize

    Jorge Hidalgo

  2. Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Robert C Hyzy

  3. Critical Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Ahmed Mohamed Reda Taha

  4. Critical Care, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Yasser Younis A. Tolba

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Arriaga, P. (2022). Weaning and Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation. In: Hidalgo, J., Hyzy, R.C., Mohamed Reda Taha, A., Tolba, Y.Y.A. (eds) Personalized Mechanical Ventilation . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14138-6_16

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