Abstract
Specific Aim: To establish and implement a respiratory therapist (RT) ventilator weaning and extubation readiness protocol utilizing pressure regulated volume control (PRVC) and volume support (VS) to reduce length of mechanical ventilation (MV). Background: Many patients admitted to the PICU require MV as part of management of their critical illness. Pediatric patients who require MV are at increased risk for infection, lung injury, delirium, and habituation to sedation. This Ventilator Weaning and Extubation Readiness (VEER)Protocol was designed to reduce the number of days a patient remained on the ventilator, averaged per one hundred patient days, …
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