Incidence of extubation failure and its predictors among adult patients in intensive care unit of low-resource setting: A prospective observational study.

Natnael KifleDereje Zewdu AssefaBisrat AbebeTemesgen TantuMekete WondwosenYirgalem HailuGirma BekeleMeron Woldetensay

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Moderate to copious secretions, patients > 60 years of age, and prolonged duration of MV ≥ 10 days were the best predictors of EF. Based on our findings, we recommend that the identified predictors could help in the decision-making process of extubation from MV.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
end stage renal disease
decision making
cardiac surgery
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
acute kidney injury
patient reported outcomes