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A Structured Approach to Extubation in Mechanically Ventilated Rats
Published on: July 18, 2025
Home Extubation in a Neonate
Prakash Loganathan1,2, Judith Simpson3, Paul Boutcher4
1National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NICU, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, Scotland; prakash.kannanloganathan@nth.nhs.uk.
Abstract:
End-of-life care for many infants involves the withdrawal of mechanical ventilation. Usually this takes place in the hospital environment, but sometimes parents request that their infant dies at home. Facilitating this has significant practical and resource implications and raises both logistical and ethical questions. In this article, we report a neonatal case involving home extubation, explaining the processes involved as well as providing an ethical context.

