Incidence, causes, and predictors of unsuccessful decannulation following prolonged weaning

• Main Authors: Alessandro Ghiani (Author), Konstantinos Tsitouras (Author), Joanna Paderewska (Author), Katrin Milger (Author), Swenja Walcher (Author), Mareike Weiffenbach (Author), Claus Neurohr (Author), Nikolaus Kneidinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Liberation from prolonged tracheostomy ventilation involves ventilator weaning and removal of the tracheal cannula (referred to as decannulation). This study evaluated the incidence, causes, and predictors of unsuccessful decannulation following prolonged weaning. Methods: Observational...