Evidence-based guidelines for weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support: a collective task force facilitated by the American College of Chest Physicians; the American Association for Respiratory Care; and the American College of Critical Care Medicine.
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Duke University Medical Center, Box 3911, Durham, NC 27710, USA. neil.macintyre@duke.edu
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Ely
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Epstein
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Fink
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Heffner
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Hess
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Hubmayer
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Scheinhorn
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