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Sedation and weaning from mechanical ventilation: time for 'best practice' to catch up with new realities?

  • Giorgio Conti*
  • , J Mantz
  • , D Longrois
  • , P. Tonner
  • *Corresponding author

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Abstract

Delivery of sedation in anticipation of weaning of adult patients from prolonged mechanical ventilation is an arena of critical care medicine where opinion-based practice is currently hard to avoid because robust evidence is lacking. We offer some views on this subject, hoping to stimulate debate among colleagues.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-45
Number of pages1
JournalMultidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Keywords

  • Intensive care
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Sedation
  • Weaning

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