Smart Care ™ versus respiratory physiotherapy driven manual weaning for critically ill adult patients: a randomized and controlled trial

Smart Care ™ versus respiratory physiotherapy driven manual weaning for critically ill adult patients: a randomized and controlled trial

Critical Care 2015, 19:246  doi:10.1186/s13054-015-0978-6

Taniguch C et al

http://ccforum.com/content/19/1/246

Recent meta-analysis showed that weaning with SmartCareTM (Dräger, Germany) significantly decreased weaning time in critically ill patients. However, its’ utility when compared with respiratory physiotherapist protocolized weaning is still a matter of debate. We hypothesized that weaning with SmartCareTM should be as effective as respiratory physiotherapy driven weaning in critically ill patients.