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Weaning of mechanical ventilation in the intensive care units of Brazil

M Damasceno, C David, Patrícia Nery de Souza, P Mello, Jorge Luís dos Santos Valiatti, Ana Lúcia Gut, José Luis Gomes do Amaral

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The discontinuation of mechanical ventilation represents an important stage for patients in mechanical ventilation in the ICU, and knowing how this procedure is being managed make us better intensivist physicians. Our purpose in this study was to determine some aspects of the patients that were being weaned from mechanical ventilation in Brazil.

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The discontinuation of mechanical ventilation represents an important stage for patients in mechanical ventilation in the ICU, and knowing how this procedure is being managed make us better intensivist physicians. Our purpose in this study was to determine some aspects of the patients that were being weaned from mechanical ventilation in Brazil.

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The discontinuation of mechanical ventilation represents an important stage for patients in mechanical ventilation in the ICU, and knowing how this procedure is being managed make us better intensivist physicians. Our purpose in this study was to determine some aspects of the patients that were being weaned from mechanical ventilation in Brazil.

Key concepts: Intensivist, Medicine, Mechanical ventilation, Discontinuation, Intensive care medicine, Ventilation (architecture), Emergency medicine, Intensive care

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