title: Successful weaning from mechanical ventilation. Strategies to avoid failure.
abstract: The majority of patients who require mechanical ventilation can be weaned quickly from the ventilator. Patients with severe lung disease and multisystem disease often require a more prolonged, gradual reduction of ventilatory support. Identification of patients who are ready to be weaned, correction of common problems that occur in weaning, and use of a standard approach during weaning trials can improve the likelihood of successful discontinuation of mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Rush Medical College, Chicago.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bone
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D015300:Ventilator Weaning / Q000379:methods*