• Nursing times · Jun 2005

    Review Case Reports

    Criteria for using a nurse-led ventilator-weaning protocol.

    • Joanne Withers.
    • Cardiac critical care unit, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary.
    • Nurs Times. 2005 Jun 21;101(25):55-6.

    AbstractMechanical ventilation is a process by which gases are moved into and out of the lungs by means of a ventilator, a machine that delivers a controlled flow of gas to a patient's airway. The reasons for mechanical ventilation include respiratory arrest, acute lung injury, critical illness and respiratory support following surgery.

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