Mechanical ventilation weaning practices in neonatal and pediatric ICUs in Brazil: the Weaning Survey-Brazil.

Suzi Laine Longo Dos Santos Bacci Cíntia Johnston Wallisen Tadashi Hattori Janser Moura Pereira Vívian Mara Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2020)

In Brazil, the clinical practices for weaning from MV and extubation appear to vary depending on the age group served by the ICU. It seems that weaning protocols and SBTs are used mainly in PICUs, whereas gradual withdrawal from ventilatory support is more widely used in NICUs and NPICUs.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
primary care
healthcare
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
cross sectional
acute kidney injury
cardiac surgery