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A Structured Approach to Extubation in Mechanically Ventilated Rats
Published on: July 18, 2025
Effects of the use of mechanical ventilation weaning protocol in the Coronary Care Unit: randomized study
Raquel Ferrari Piotto1, Lilia Nigro Maia, Maurício de Nassau Machado
1Base Hospital, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. raquelfpiotto@yahoo.com.br
Objective:
To compare mechanical ventilation weaning based on a protocol using the spontaneous breathing trial against mechanical ventilation weaning without a standardized protocol in heart patients.
Methods:
Prospective, open, randomized study. In 2006, 36 patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for over 24 hours were randomized into two groups: control group - eighteen patients whose mechanical ventilation weaning was performed according to the different procedures adopted by the multidisciplinary team; and experimental group - eighteen patients weaned according to previously established protocol.
Results:
Control group patients started the weaning process sooner than experimental group patients (74.7 ± 14.7 hours vs. 185.7 ± 22.9 hours, P=0.0004). However, after the experimental group patients were ready for weaning, the extubation was carried out more rapidly than in the control group (149.1 ± 3.6 min vs. 4179.1 ± 927.8 min, P < 0.0001) with significantly lower reintubation rates (16.7% vs. 66.7%, P = 0.005).
Conclusion:
The use of a specific protocol based on the spontaneous breathing trial for mechanical ventilation weaning in heart patients had better outcomes than weaning carried out without a standardized protocol, with shorter weaning times and lower reintubation rates.
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