title: Weaning patients from mechanical: ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiorespiratory Sciences, University of South Alabama, and Springhill Medical Center, Mobile, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pruitt
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D015300:Ventilator Weaning / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards