Operational Definitions Related to Pediatric Ventilator Liberation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Common, operational definitions are crucial to assess interventions and outcomes related to pediatric mechanical ventilation. These definitions can reduce unnecessary variability among research and quality improvement efforts, to ensure findings are generalizable, and can be pooled to establish best practices.

Research question

Can we establish operational definitions for key elements related to pediatric ventilator liberation using a combination of detailed literature review and consensus-based approaches?

Study design and methods

A panel of 26 international experts in pediatric ventilator liberation, two methodologists, and two librarians conducted systematic reviews on eight topic areas related to pediatric ventilator liberation. Through a series of virt

SUBMITTER: Abu-Sultaneh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10206507 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature