Detection and validation of predictors of successful extubation in critically ill children.

Availability of objective criteria for predicting successful extubation could avoid unnecessary prolongation of mechanical ventilation and/or inadvertent premature extubation, but the predictors of successful extubation in children are unclear. This study was performed to detect and validate respira...

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Main Authors: Chiaki Toida, Takashi Muguruma, Masashi Miyamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5734724?pdf=render