Ventilator Weaning

Among patients being weaned from prolonged ventilation in a long-term acute care facility, nearly all of those with atypical sleep electroencephalogram patterns failed to wean, according to results published in CHEST.

The FDA has granted premarket approval to the AeroPace System, which helps mechanically ventilated adults of at least 96 hours wean off ventilation through temporary diaphragm activation, according to a company press release.

SAN DIEGO — Carrying out extubation readiness assessments twice a day lowered median ICU length of stay, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

HONOLULU — Patients with spinal cord injury often achieved ventilator weaning during rehabilitation, with greater success seen among those with low cervical spinal cord injuries, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Patients on mechanical ventilation with delayed weaning attempts after meeting eligibility criteria had a higher risk for failure, according to study results presented at Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Critical Care Congress.

Breakthroughs in the detection and treatment of congenital heart defects have greatly improved the prognosis for affected children. More than 90% of infants born with congenital heart disease survive into adulthood.