Trauma surgery & acute care open
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Trauma Surg Acute Care Open
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Trauma Surg Acute Care Open · Jan 2016
Risk factors for extubation failure at a level I trauma center: does the specialty of the intensivist matter?
Extubation failure in critically ill patients is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. Although predictors of failed extubation have been previously determined in intensive care unit (ICU) cohorts, relatively less attention has been directed toward this issue in patients with trauma. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of extubation failure among patients with trauma in a multidisciplinary ICU setting. ⋯ III, Prognostic and epidemiological.