Weaning in a Specialized Facility

Tulaimat A, Jubran A, Petrak RA, et al. Mortality in patients admitted to specialized facility for weaning from mechanical ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002 165 A31. 

Many of the rehabilitation strategies for critically ill patients are organized in facilities for long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV) or within specialized respiratory ICUs. Patients are transferred to these facilities when their LOS in ICU exceeds a set criterion (often 21 days) or when the patient is perceived as difficult to wean. Several investigators have... 

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