PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Alexander C White TI - Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation: Management Strategies AID - 10.4187/respcare.01850 DP - 2012 Jun 01 TA - Respiratory Care PG - 889--899 VI - 57 IP - 6 4099 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/6/889.short 4100 - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/6/889.full AB - This paper reviews management strategies for patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV). Topics covered include how to identify and correct barriers to weaning, the systematic approach to weaning trials, when to cease weaning trials and proceed with life-long support, managing the tracheostomy tube during PMV, and, finally, how to select a suitable mechanical ventilator for PMV.