Evaluation of predictors of weaning from
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Brenda L. Baumeister; Mohamad El-Khatib; Paul G. Smith; Jeffrey L. Blumer
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Objective criteria for ending mechanical ventilation have not been established for infants and children. A recent study in adult patients developed two new indexes, the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index (RSB) and the CROP Index for predicting success or failure of extubation. We decided to evaluate the