Call to research in ventilator weaning and extubation in neurocritical care

• Published in: Intensive & critical care nursing Vol. 65; p. 103071
• Main Authors: Joseph, Arun, McWilliams, David, Rose, Louise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Brain research; Clinical outcomes; Consciousness; Critical care; Decision making; Ethics; Extubation; Financial support; Intensive care; Interdisciplinary aspects; Interpersonal relations; Literature reviews; Pathophysiology; Patients; Physiology; Physiotherapy; Sponsorship; Traumatic brain injury; Ventilators; Weaning

[...]there is an urgent need to identify predictors of successful extubation in neurocritical care patients. Management of these factors requires careful consideration and forward planning to ensure appropriate availability of adequate resources such as respiratory physiotherapy to optimise airway c...