Airway Management Strategies for Brain-injured Patients Meeting Standard Criteria to Consider Extubation. A Prospective Cohort Study.

Victoria A McCredieNiall D FergusonRuxandra L PintoNeill K J AdhikariRobert A FowlerMartin G ChapmanAlthea BurrellAndrew J BakerDeborah J CookMaureen O MeadeDamon C Scalesnull null

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2017)

Extubation success was predicted by younger age, presence of cough, and negative fluid balance, rather than GCS score at extubation. These results do not support prolonging intubation solely for low GCS score in brain-injured patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
mechanical ventilation
resting state
white matter
cardiac arrest
patient reported outcomes
brain injury
functional connectivity
respiratory failure
blood brain barrier