Serial Weekly Measurements of the Timed Inspiratory Effort Index Can Predict Successful Prolonged Weaning
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DOI: 10.4187/respcare.06367
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Patients who require prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation represent a major challenge in intensive care, and the timed inspiratory effort (TIE) index has been shown to be a clinically valuable tool to predict weaning… read more here.
Keywords: index; prolonged weaning; timed inspiratory; success ... See more keywords
The Timed Inspiratory Effort Index as a Weaning Predictor: Analysis of Intra- and Interobserver Reproducibility
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DOI: 10.4187/respcare.07225
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Prolonged ventilatory weaning may expose patients to unnecessary discomfort, increase the risk of complications, and raise the costs of hospital treatment. In this scenario, indexes that reliably predict successful liberation can be helpful. OBJECTIVE:… read more here.
Keywords: index; timed inspiratory; interobserver; effort index ... See more keywords