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Thursday, 16 August 2012

Neuro--ventilatory efficiency and extubation readiness in critically ill patients

Neuro--ventilatory efficiency and extubation readiness in critically ill patients. Critical care, July 2012, 16: R143.

Liu, L., et al.

http://ccforum.com/content/16/4/R143/abstract

Based on the hypothesis that weaning failure from mechanical ventilation is caused by respiratory demand exceeding the capacity of the respiratory muscles, we evaluated whether extubation failure could be characterized by increased respiratory drive and impaired efficiency to generate inspiratory pressure and ventilation.

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