Electrical impedance tomography for predicting failure of spontaneous breathing trials in patients with prolonged weaning

Abstract Background Spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs) on a T-piece can be difficult in patients with prolonged weaning because of remaining de-recruitment phenomena and/or insufficient ventilation. There is no clinically established method existent other than experience for estimating whether an S...

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Main Authors: Johannes Bickenbach, Michael Czaplik, Mareike Polier, Gernot Marx, Nikolaus Marx, Michael Dreher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1758-2

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