کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5886591 | 1150940 | 2012 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
PurposeThe primary objective of this clinical trial of patients on mechanical ventilation was to determine if a weaning protocol implemented solely by nurses could reduce the weaning time relative to usual care (UC).Materials and MethodsThis study is a prospective, randomized, controlled trial conducted from January 2007 to January 2009 that compared protocol-based weaning (PBW) with UC. A total of 122 patients who received invasive ventilation in the medical ICU of the Asan Medical Center were examined. Nurses operated the mechanical ventilators according to a predesigned ventilator-weaning protocol for the PBW group (n = 61), and intensive care unit (ICU) physicians managed weaning in the UC group (n = 61).ResultsThere were no significant differences in the 2 groups at baseline. The number of patients who successfully discontinued mechanical ventilation was similar in the 2 groups (PBW, 46 patients, 75.4%; UC, 47 patients, 77.0%; P = .832). The weaning time was 47 hours (interquartile range, 24-168 hours) in the UC group and 25 hours (interquartile range, 5.75-134 hours) in the PBW group (P = .010).ConclusionsThe weaning protocol administered by the nurses was safe and reduced the weaning time from mechanical ventilation in patients who were recovering from respiratory failure.
Journal: Journal of Critical Care - Volume 27, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 549-555