Objective: To evaluate the performance of an extubation readiness test based on a spontaneous breathing trial using pressure support. Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: Pediatric intensive ...

In a study published in this issue of Journal of Perinatology, Gupta et al. report on an online calculator to help assess the chances of extubation success for a group of extremely preterm infants [8] ...

In premature infants, extubation failure is common and difficult to predict. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a marker of autonomic tone. Our aim is to test the hypothesis that autonomic impairment is ...

Endotracheal extubation refers to the removal of an endotracheal tube from the trachea. This procedure is commonly performed in operating rooms, postanesthesia care units, and intensive care units.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ICU patients spent less time in the ICU following adoption of twice-daily extubation readiness assessments. A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Forty percent of children passing at the 30-minute mark of a spontaneous breathing trial to assess extubation ...

This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board of Children's Hospital, Boston. All patients aged <19 yrs who were admitted to the 29-bed medical– surgical pediatric intensive ...