Chest
Volume 126, Issue 4, Supplement, October 2004, Page 756S
Slide PresentationsAnalysis of Rapid Shallow Breathing Index as a Predictor for Successful Extubation from Mechanical Ventilation
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Abstract
PURPOSE: A method of extubation from mechanical ventilation best validated in the literature is one of a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). A few randomized control trials comparing 30 versus 120 minute SBT's found no difference in outcomes but the numbers of patients evaluated were small. In our ICU, we use a 90-minute CPAP trial to assess the patient's likelihood of being extubated. Along with clinical parameters we use a rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) as a quantifiable, objective
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