Mechanical ventilation

Also known as: intubation · lung-protective ventilation · ventilator management · weaning

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Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults: An Official ATS/ACCP Clinical Practice Guideline

American Thoracic Society (ATS) / American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) · 2017

The joint ATS/CHEST clinical practice guideline on discontinuing invasive mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults, hosted on the ATS site together with its executive summary and implementation tools.

The guideline covers rehabilitation protocols, ventilator liberation protocols, and the cuff leak test for patients at risk of post-extubation stridor. source
ATS publishes the document alongside an executive summary and implementation resources for clinical use. source

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