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From: Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) in weaning failure: could be an alternative approach?
Weaning | Success | Failure | Exclusion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Postextubation - NMV | n = 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Decanulation - NIMV | n = 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Extubation - NIMV | n = 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
UCI stay | 4 ± 2 | 15 ± 5 | ||
Mortality | 2% | 15% | ||
Results | n = 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 |