Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Sep 1995
Association of myocardial ischemia with failure to wean from mechanical ventilation.
To determine if myocardial ischemia, as detected by continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, is correlated with continued ventilator dependence in patients who have had difficulties weaning from mechanical ventilation. ⋯ Myocardial ischemia (as detected by a 24-hr, continuous Holter monitor) occurs frequently in ventilator-dependent patients. The occurrence of ischemia was associated with failure to wean from mechanical ventilation in this patient population.