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$9.95
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V7241
When available, the Online Course format is included with the hard copy, eBook, or audio book formats!
The mortality rate of patients that fail extubation and must be reintubated is 50%, making the decision to begin the process of extubation a critical one. Although weaning and extubation are two different procedures, they are linked by continuity of care. Accurate patient assignment and effective weaning procedures, followed by safe extubation, provide an avenue for decreasing the risk of complications associated with both premature extubation and prolonged mechanical ventilation or reintubation.
This course discusses the physiologic parameters and tests that must be performed to assess the readiness for extubation, such as PEEP levels, psychological factors, and resolution of the initial underlying problem. It also discusses weaning measurements such as MIP or NIF, ventilation and heart rate, oxygenation status, PEEP, and cuff leak test. Extubation and post-extubation are also covered as well as complications and extubation failure.