"Ventilator Weaning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Techniques for effecting the transition of the respiratory-failure patient from mechanical ventilation to spontaneous ventilation, while meeting the criteria that tidal volume be above a given threshold (greater than 5 ml/kg), respiratory frequency be below a given count (less than 30 breaths/min), and oxygen partial pressure be above a given threshold (PaO2 greater than 50mm Hg). Weaning studies focus on finding methods to monitor and predict the outcome of mechanical ventilator weaning as well as finding ventilatory support techniques which will facilitate successful weaning. Present methods include intermittent mandatory ventilation, intermittent positive pressure ventilation, and mandatory minute volume ventilation.
| Descriptor ID |
D015300
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.041.625.950 E02.880.820.950
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| Concept/Terms |
Ventilator Weaning- Ventilator Weaning
- Weaning, Ventilator
- Respirator Weaning
- Weaning, Respirator
- Mechanical Ventilator Weaning
- Ventilator Weaning, Mechanical
- Weaning, Mechanical Ventilator
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventilator Weaning" by people in Profiles.
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Electromyographic Diaphragm and Electrocardiographic Signal Analysis for Weaning Outcome Classification in Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Sensors (Basel). 2025 Sep 29; 25(19).
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Entropy analysis of diaphragmatic EMG signals as an indicator of extubation viability in mechanically ventilated patients. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2025 Jul; 2025:1-4.
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Outcomes of infants and children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension who required home ventilation. Pediatr Res. 2025 Jan; 97(1):387-394.
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Factors associated with liberation from home mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy decannulation in infants and children with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. J Perinatol. 2026 Feb; 46(2):175-181.
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Closed-loop ventilation. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2023 02 01; 29(1):19-25.
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A new protocol to compare successful versus failed patients using the electromyographic diaphragm signal in extubation process. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2021 11; 2021:5646-5649.
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Cause or Symptom? Extubation Failure Studies Highlight the Science of Risk and the Challenges of Our Every Day. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 12; 21(12):1100-1101.
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Transition From an ICU Ventilator to a Portable Home Ventilator in Children. Respir Care. 2020 12; 65(12):1791-1799.
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Factors Associated With Mortality in Children Who Successfully Wean From Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2018 09; 19(9):875-883.
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Clinical Epidemiology of Extubation Failure in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov; 16(9):837-45.