Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Operational Definitions Related to Pediatric Ventilator Liberation
Methodological detailsmodified Delphi-style anonymous web-based voting, international expert panel, two voting rounds, Systematic reviews on eight topic areas; draft definitions voted on anonymously online, revised with extracted data, confirmed in a second voting round
- Modified Delphi-style anonymous web-based voting
- International expert panel
- Two voting rounds
- Systematic reviews on eight topic areas; draft definitions voted on anonymously online, revised with extracted data, confirmed in a second voting round
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
- ≥ 80% agreement
Definitions of respiratory support (invasive mechanical ventilation and noninvasive respiratory support), liberation and failed attempts to liberate from invasive mechanical ventilation, liberation from respiratory support, duration of noninvasive respiratory support, total duration of invasive mechanical ventilation, spontaneous breathing trials, extubation readiness testing, 28 ventilator-free days, and planned vs rescue use of post-extubation noninvasive respiratory support
Original publication
Operational Definitions Related to Pediatric Ventilator Liberation. Chest. Published 20 December 2022. doi:10.
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