Weaning off mechanical ventilation: much less an art, but not yet a science

Paolo Navalesi^{1

2}, Andrea Bruni^{1

2}, Eugenio Garofalo^{1

2}, Eugenio Biamonte², Federico Longhini^{1

2}, Pamela Frigerio³

Affiliations

¹ Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy.
² Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy.
³ ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy.

Editorial

Paolo Navalesi et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;7(Suppl 8):S353.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.09.83.

Paolo Navalesi^{1

2}, Andrea Bruni^{1

2}, Eugenio Garofalo^{1

2}, Eugenio Biamonte², Federico Longhini^{1

2}, Pamela Frigerio³

¹ Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy.
² Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy.
³ ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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