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Ventilator Liberation

RSBI: Rapid shallow breathing index to predict weaning failure (NEJM) (1991)

A Prospective Study of Indexes Predicting the Outcome of Trials of Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation (NEJM) (1991)

Brochard 1994: T-piece, SIMV, or PSV for ventilator weaning (Blue Journal) (1994)

Kress 2000: Daily interruption of sedative infusions (NEJM) (2000)

Weaning from mechanical ventilation (ERS) (2007)

ABC: Awake and breathing trial (Lancet) (2008)

An Official American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline: Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults. Rehabilitation Protocols, Ventilator Liberation Protocols, and Cuff Leak Tests (Blue Journal) (2016)

AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Spontaneous Breathing Trials for Liberation From Adult Mechanical Ventilation (Respiratory Care) ( 2024)

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