Incidence Of Unplanned Extubation In French Intensive Care Units: Are We Ready For A Safe-Icu Plan!

Abstract

Liberation from mechanical ventilation is an important decision in Intensive Care’s everyday clinical practice. It includes the evaluation of the readiness of patients to be able to breathe spontaneously, without assistance, and the last step of this pathway is extubation. Extubation failure and reintubation are associated with increased risk of mortality, thus understanding the correct timing of extubation is crucial. For these reasons, extubation is usually a planned clinical decision, followed by a post-extubation plan to reduce reintubation risk