Respiratory failure & ventilation

Predictors of weaning failure in ventilated intensive care patients: a systematic evidence map

Crit CarePublished Systematic evidence map

Authors' conclusion

Predictors for weaning failure are widely researched. To date, 145 predictors have been investigated with varying intensity in 140 studies that are in line with the current weaning definition.

Study context

Population
Adults ventilated in the ICU (studies on predictors of weaning failure)studies included
Participants
140 adults
Outcome
Empirically investigated predictors for weaning failure
Methodological detailssystematic search, inductive thematic synthesis, duplicate independent screening and data extraction, 1388 records obtained, Medline, Cochrane and CINAHL searched December 2023; citation and manual search June 2024
  • Systematic search
  • Inductive thematic synthesis
  • Duplicate independent screening and data extraction
  • 1388 records obtained
  • Medline, Cochrane and CINAHL searched December 2023; citation and manual search June 2024

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Predictors of weaning failure investigated
Total predictors investigated
145
Prospective studies
112
Retrospective studies
28
Cluster 'Imaging procedures'
22
Cluster 'Physiological parameters'
61
Cluster 'Scores and indices'
53
Cluster 'Machine learning models'
9

Original publication

Predictors of weaning failure in ventilated intensive care patients: a systematic evidence map. Crit Care. Published 12 November 2024. doi:10.1186/s13054-024-05135-3

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