Handgrip strength cutoff value predicting successful extubation in mechanically ventilated patients

ConclusionsHGS may be a predictive tool to guide extubation with better sensitivity and specificity than RSBI. A prospective study is needed to verify HGS test as adjunctive to RSBI in ventilator weaning protocol.
Source: PLoS One - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research