New guidelines published for discontinuing mechanical ventilation in ICU

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 06:01 in Health & Medicine

New guidelines for discontinuing mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults have been published by researchers. The goal of the guidelines is to help physicians and other health care professionals determine when patients with acute respiratory failure can breathe on their own and to provide clinical advice that may increase the chances for successful extubation.

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