Potential confounders affecting the reintubation rate : Discussion on "Reconnection to mechanical ventilation for 1 h after a successful spontaneous breathing trial reduces reintubation in critically ill patients: a multicenter randomized controlled trial"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
² Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. ohshimos@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Universitat de Barcelona, Terrassa, Spain.
⁴ Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Sant Joan de Dèu, Fundació Althaia, CIBERES Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Manresa, Spain.

Comment

Kazuya Kikutani et al. Intensive Care Med. 2018 Apr.

. 2018 Apr;44(4):542-543.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5082-3. Epub 2018 Feb 21.

¹ Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
² Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. ohshimos@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Universitat de Barcelona, Terrassa, Spain.
⁴ Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Sant Joan de Dèu, Fundació Althaia, CIBERES Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Manresa, Spain.

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Reconnection to mechanical ventilation for 1 h after a successful spontaneous breathing trial reduces reintubation in critically ill patients: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.
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