Effect of Using the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index as Readiness Criterion for Spontaneous Breathing Trials in a Weaning Protocol.

CONCLUSIONS: The inclusion of the RSBI in a readiness screen may not be useful in a weaning protocol.
PMID: 32039763 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - January 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Figueroa-Casas JB, Montoya R, Garcia-Blanco J, Lehker A, Hussein AM, Abdulmunim H, Kabbach G, Mahfoud A Tags: Am J Med Sci Source Type: research