Tracheal extubation under deep sevoflurane anesthesia: a novel strategy for weaning difficulties in intensive care

dc.contributor.authorSethi, R.
dc.contributor.authorMahon, S.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractVarious criteria for weaning patients from ventilators in intensive care have been widely published. These criteria are increasingly incorporated into guidelines, protocols, and more recently, care pathways. We present a case where a patient's lungs were ventilated for 4 days with an infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We successfully weaned off mechanical ventilation and rapidly extubated the patient's trachea utilizing deep sevoflurane anesthesia. Published weaning indices suggest that this would have been an inappropriate course of action at the time. However, our patient clearly benefited and avoided the need for tracheostomy and prolonged ventilation.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityRajesh Sethi and Simon V Mahon
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2013; 29(2):238-240
dc.identifier.doi10.4103/0970-9185.111651
dc.identifier.issn0970-9185
dc.identifier.issn2231-2730
dc.identifier.orcidSethi, R. [0000-0001-6138-8940]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/82740
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMedknow Publications and Media Pvt Ltd
dc.rightsCopyright status unknown
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.111651
dc.subjectArtificial ventilation
dc.subjectchronic obstructive pulmonary disease
dc.subjectintensive care
dc.subjectsevoflurane
dc.subjectweaning
dc.titleTracheal extubation under deep sevoflurane anesthesia: a novel strategy for weaning difficulties in intensive care
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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