RT Book, Section
A1 Hess, Dean R.
A1 Kacmarek, Robert M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121736101
T1 Ventilator Liberation
T2 Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, 3e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071771511
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121736101
RD 2024/04/16
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.