Abstract:Objective In clinical intensive care practice, weaning from mechanical ventilation is
accompanied by concurrent early patient mobilization. The aim of this study was to
compare the success of extubation performed with patients seated in an armchair
compared to extubation with patients in a supine position.Methods A retrospective study, observational and non-randomized was conducted in a
mixed-gender, 23-bed intensive care unit. The primary study outcome was success of
extubation, which was defined as the patie… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.