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Shifting the timing of daily spontaneous breathing trials from early morning (0500-0600) to later morning (0800-0900) significantly reduces the time from trial completion to extubation in mechanically ventilated ICU patients. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To assess whether shifting the scheduled timing of spontaneous breathing trials from early morning to mid-morning reduces the interval between trial completion and extubation.

September 14, 2026Heart & LungOpen Access

Optimizing daily spontaneous breathing trial timing to expedite extubation

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NNNathan NesbittThe Ohio State University JZJAMIE ZIMMEROhio State University Hospital RBRyan BellomyOhio State University Hospital

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Pre-post implementation study reveals shifting morning breathing trial timing shortens extubation delays in medical intensive care patients, suggesting reduced re-sedation needs.

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To assess whether shifting the scheduled timing of spontaneous breathing trials from early morning to mid-morning reduces the interval between trial completion and extubation.
Retrospective chart review of randomly selected general medical intensive care unit patients over a 13-month quality improvement implementation period.
Compared patient outcomes before (0500–0600 trial window; N=220) and after (0800–0900 trial window; N=226) the scheduling change.
Conducted statistical comparisons between cohorts using Python's scipy.stats library.
Time from spontaneous breathing trial completion to extubation decreased significantly in the 0800–0900 group compared to the 0500–0600 group (1.13 [0.48, 2.67] vs 3.63 [1.32, 6.32] hours, p < 0.001).

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Nesbitt et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b42d0926e14a848b3ba2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2026.102950

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Pre-post implementation study reveals shifting morning breathing trial timing shortens extubation delays in medical intensive care patients, suggesting reduced re-sedation needs.

Optimizing daily spontaneous breathing trial timing to expedite extubation

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Optimizing daily spontaneous breathing trial timing to expedite extubation

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