Study objective To investigate patient-ventilator trigger asynchrony (TA), its prevalence,
physiologic basis, and clinical implications in patients requiring prolonged mechanical …

Study objectives:This multicenter study was undertaken to characterize the population of
ventilator-dependent patients admitted to long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) with weaning …

Study objectives:This multicenter study was undertaken to characterize the population of
ventilator-dependent patients admitted to long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) for weaning from …

Study objectives To update our database, reporting changes in the results of weaning attempts
and profile of patients transferred to us after prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) in …

89 cepted if the following criteria were met:(1) characteristic proximal muscle weakness and
pain,(2) elevation of skeletal muscle enzymes (creatine phosphokinase, aldolase and serum …

Background: Therapist-implemented protocols have beenused to extubate or wean patients
in the ICU setting. Barlow Respiratory Hospital (BRH) functions as a center for weaning …

Study objective The aim of this study was to describe the facility, patient population, outcome
of treatment, and survival of patients transferred to a regional weaning center (RWC) after …

In North America, 40% of patients require mechanical ventilation on entering an intensive care
unit (ICU)[1], but most are liberated from the ventilator in 2 to 4 days. Elpern [2], more than …

Transbronchial forceps biopsy through the fiberoptic bronchoscope was performed in 37
patients. Tissue was technically inadequate for examination in two cases. A pathologic …

Study objective To identify variables associated with weaning outcome in long-term
ventilator-dependent patients. Using those variables, to construct models to predict weaning success …