Mechanical Ventilation

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Ely, E.W., Bennett, P.A., Bowton, D.L., Murphy, S.M., Haponik, E.F. Large scale implementation of a respiratory therapist-driven protocol for ventilator weaning. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 159(2):439-446, 1999.
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MacIntyre, N., Cook, D., Ely, E.W., Epstein, S., Fink, J., Heffner, J., Hess, D., Hubmayr, R., Scheinhorn, D. Evidence-based guidelines for weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support. A collective task force facilitated by the American Association for Respiratory Care; and the American College of Critical Care Medicine. Chest. 120(6):375S-395S, 2001.
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Ely, E.W., Meade, M.O., Haponik, E.F., Kollef, M.H., Cook, D.J., Guyatt, G.H., Stoller, J.K. Mechanical ventilator weaning protocols driven by nonphysician health-care professionals: Evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Chest. 120:454S-463S, 2001.
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