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.

Adults receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation may benefit in terms of survival with successful weaning, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

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.

Time to successful weaning off of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was similar for prone and supine positioning among patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, according to results published in JAMA.

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.

A high effort to eliminate carbon dioxide was linked to a greater likelihood of failing to wean from venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, according to study results.