Society guideline links: Weaning from mechanical ventilation

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Canada

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't continue mechanical ventilation without a daily assessment for the patient's ability to breathe spontaneously using coordinated spontaneous breathing and awakening trials (2020)

United States

●American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)/American Thoracic Society (ATS): Clinical practice guideline for liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults – Inspiratory pressure augmentation during spontaneous breathing trials, protocols minimizing sedation, and noninvasive ventilation immediately after extubation (2017)

●ATS/CHEST: Clinical practice guideline for liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults – Rehabilitation protocols, ventilator liberation protocols, and cuff leak tests (2017)

●European Respiratory Society (ERS), ATS, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF): Statement on weaning from mechanical ventilation (2007)

Europe

●European Respiratory Society (ERS), American Thoracic Society (ATS), European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF): Statement on weaning from mechanical ventilation (2007)