Evidence-based guidelines for weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support: A collective task force facilitated by the American College of Chest Physicians; the American Association for Respiratory Care; and the American College of Critical Care Medicine
MacIntyre NR, Cook DJ, Ely EW, Jr, et al. Evidence-based guidelines for weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support: a collective task force facilitated by the American College of Chest Physicians; the American Association for Respiratory Care; and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. Chest. 2001;120(6 Suppl):375S-395S.
A clinical practice guideline, giving detailed recommendations on weaning patients from mechanical ventilation. The paper reviews the evidence that unnecessary delays in weaning increase the complication rate for mechanical ventilation, including pneumonia, as well as the cost. The guidelines draw on an AHRQ-sponsored summary of the literature published in 1999 by the McMaster University Evidence-Based Practice Center.
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