JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Comment Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Effect of mechanical ventilator weaning protocols on respiratory outcomes in infants and children: a randomized controlled trial.
Ventilator management protocols shorten the time required to wean adult patients from mechanical ventilation. The efficacy of such weaning protocols among children has not been studied. ⋯ In contrast with adult patients, the majority of children are weaned from mechanical ventilator support in 2 days or less. Weaning protocols did not significantly shorten this brief duration of weaning.