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The Efficacy of Nurse-driven, Protocol Guided Ventilator Weaning in a Medical-Surgical ICU
In Brief
An observational study for Vent Weaning in Medical- Surgical ICUs. Completed, enrolled 202 participants.
Detailed Summary
1. Mechanically ventilated patients weaned by nurse-driven ventilator weaning protocol will have a mean length of stay on ventilator at least one day shorter than patients weaned by physician-initiated, non-protocol methods 2. Mechanically ventilated patients weaned by nurse-driven ventilator weaning protocol will have al least similar Ventilator, ICU, and Hospital Length Of Stay (LOS) compared to patients weaned by physician-initiated, non-protocol method 3. Nurse-driven ventilator weaning protocol is well accepted by other services: physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists.