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To evaluate the clinical outcomes and complications associated with failed extubation and subsequent reintubation in medical intensive care unit patients.

July 15, 2011Critical Care Medicine

Outcomes of extubation failure in medical intensive care unit patients*

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ATArnaud W. ThilleInserm AHAnatole HarroisUniversité Paris-Saclay FSFrédérique SchortgenUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1

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Observational study demonstrates marked clinical deterioration following extubation failure in older ICU patients, suggesting a direct negative effect of reintubation on survival.

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To evaluate the clinical outcomes and complications associated with failed extubation and subsequent reintubation in medical intensive care unit patients.
Assessed outcomes following planned or unplanned extubation in medical intensive care unit patients, with targeted analysis of individuals over 65 years of age with underlying chronic cardiac or respiratory conditions.
Patients older than 65 years with chronic cardiac or respiratory disease exhibited high susceptibility to extubation failure, followed by increased risks of pneumonia and death.
Both failed planned and unplanned extubation resulted in marked clinical deterioration compared to successful extubation, indicating a direct adverse impact of extubation failure and reintubation on patient trajectory.

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Thille et al. (2011) studied this question.

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Observational study demonstrates marked clinical deterioration following extubation failure in older ICU patients, suggesting a direct negative effect of reintubation on survival.

Outcomes of extubation failure in medical intensive care unit patients*

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Outcomes of extubation failure in medical intensive care unit patients*

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