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The Efficacy of Nurse-driven, Protocol Guided Ventilator Weaning in a Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

NCT00786617 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 202

Last updated 2015-03-20

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Summary

1. Mechanically ventilated patients weaned by nurse-driven ventilator weaning protocol will have a mean length of stay on ventilator at least one day shorter than patients weaned by physician-initiated, non-protocol methods
2. Mechanically ventilated patients weaned by nurse-driven ventilator weaning protocol will have al least similar Ventilator, ICU, and Hospital Length Of Stay (LOS) compared to patients weaned by physician-initiated, non-protocol method
3. Nurse-driven ventilator weaning protocol is well accepted by other services: physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists.

Conditions

  • Vent Weaning in Medical- Surgical ICUs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hassan Khouli, MD · St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2008-06-30
Completion
2008-06-30

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