Occurrence of pendelluft during ventilator weaning with T piece correlated with increased mortality in difficult-to-wean patients

• Published in: Journal of intensive care Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 23 - 10
• Main Authors: Liu, Wanglin, Chi, Yi, Zhao, Yutong, He, Huaiwu, Long, Yun, Zhao, Zhanqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.06.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Difficult-to-wean; Electrical impedance tomography; Medical records; Mortality; Pendelluft; Physiological aspects; Pendelluft; Electrical impedance tomography; Difficult-to-wean; Mortality

Difficult-to-wean patients, typically identified as those failing the initial spontaneous breathing trial (SBT), face elevated mortality rates. Pendelluft, frequently observed in patients experiencing SBT failure, can be conveniently detected through bedside monitoring with electrical impedance tomo...