Anesthesia, essays and researches
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Self-extubation is a common clinical problem associated with mechanical ventilation in trauma patients worldwide. ⋯ More than one-tenth of patients with traumatic head injury develop self-extubation; this group of patients is more likely to have prescribed tramadol, develop agitation, and have longer hospital length of stay and less sedation use. Further prospective studies are needed to assess the predictors of self-extubation in TICU.