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Reduction of duration and cost of mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit by use of a ventilatory management team

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1991

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Ian L. Cohen, NAVEED BARI, Martin A. Strosberg, Peter F. Weinberg, RICHARD M. WACKSMAN, Barbara H. Millstein, I. Alan Fein

Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

We conclude that a ventilatory management team, or some component thereof, can significantly and safely expedite the process of "weaning" patients from mechanical ventilatory support in the ICU.