TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Ventilator Liberation A1 - Hess, Dean R. A1 - Kacmarek, Robert M. PY - 2014 T2 - Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, 3e AB - ObjectivesIdentify patients ready for ventilator discontinuation.Discuss the important role of the spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) to determine extubation readiness.Contrast the approaches used to wean patients from ventilatory support.List causes of a failed SBT.Discuss the role of sedation in the ventilator discontinuation process.Discuss the use of ventilator discontinuation protocols.Discuss criteria used to indicate readiness for extubation.Discuss issues related to prolonged mechanical ventilation and chronic critical illness. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121736101 ER -