What is your approach to withdrawal of ventilatory support at the end of life?

Do you favor gradual reduction in oxygen and pressure support with intermittent medication as needed or immediate extubation with peri-extubation medication support?

Answer from: at Community Practice

This is a great question with a complex answer. Both options are reasonable and in my practice, I gear compassionate extubation practices towards the patient and family wishes. In conjunction with our Palliative Care team, we have an algorithm for providing medications to ensure the patient's w...

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at Saint Francis Pulmonary Medicine And Sleep Disorders
This is what I used to do. Comfort being the prior...

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