Extubation strategies in neuro-intensive care unit patients and associations with outcomes: the ENIO multicentre international observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prolonged invasive ventilation is common in patients with severe brain injury. Information on optimal management of extubation and on the use of tracheostomy in these patients is scarce. International guidelines regarding the ventilator liberation and tracheostomy are currently lacking.

Methods

The aim of 'Extubation strategies in Neuro-Intensive care unit patients and associations with Outcomes' (ENIO) study is to describe current management of weaning from invasive ventilation, focusing on decisions on timing of tracheal extubation and tracheostomy in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with brain injury. We conducted a prospective, international, multi-centre observational study enrolling patients with various types of brain injury, including trauma, stroke, and

SUBMITTER: Cinotti R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7210208 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature