American journal of surgery
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Observational Study
FRIEND or FOE: A prospective evaluation of risk factors for reintubation in surgical and trauma patients.
A Form for Re-Intubation Evaluation by Nurses and Doctors (FRIEND) was used to prospectively collect pre-extubation data, to determine failure of extubation (FOE) risk. ⋯ Several characteristics present at the time of extubation were risk factors for FOE in trauma and surgical patients. Patients with FOE had higher mortality.