A randomized, controlled trial of protocol-directed versus physician-directed weaning from mechanical ventilation

Authors Kollef M H, Shapiro S D, Silver P, St John R E, Prentice D, Sauer S -More
Category Primary study
Year 1997
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This is a critical abstract of an economic evaluation that meets the criteria for inclusion on NHS EED. Each abstract contains a brief summary of the methods, the results and conclusions followed by a detailed critical assessment on the reliability of the study and the conclusions drawn. Protocol-guided weaning of mechanical ventilation, as performed by nurses and respiratory therapists, was safe and led to extubation more rapidly than physician-directed weaning.
Epistemonikos ID: 840c8c06c0fbb394103a3f8fad9645fc6776c8aa
First added on: Apr 19, 2023