TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 28. Management of Extubation of a Patient Following a Prolonged Period of Mechanical Ventilation A1 - Cooper, Richard M. A2 - Hung, Orlando A2 - Murphy, Michael F. PY - 2012 T2 - Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway, 2e AB - A 60-year-old man with chronic obstructive lung disease, limited exercise tolerance, and new-onset pneumonia required tracheal intubation because of hypoxemic respiratory failure. Optimal positioning for direct laryngoscopy (DL) performed by an experienced practitioner using a Macintosh 3 blade yielded a Cormack/Lehane (C/L) 3 view, requiring the use of an Eschmann tracheal tube introducer (ETTI). After 6 days of assisted ventilation, he had now been weaned to an FiO2 of 0.4, positive end-expiratory pressure of 5 cm H2O, and pressure support of 5 cm H2O. The pulmonary infiltrates were much improved. His respiratory rate was 24 breaths per minute. A cuff-leak test was performed. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55870042 ER -