Monitoring of extubated patients: are routine arterial blood gas measurements useful and how long should patients be monitored in the intensive care unit?
The authors aimed to investigate whether serial arterial blood gas measurements done in the post-extubation period would help to identify patients requiring restitution of ventilatory support and to determine the optimal duration of close monitoring post-extubation. One hundred and fifteen adult patients were retrospectively analysed. Arterial blood gases were measured at one and three hours post-extubation and patients were followed [...]
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