Influence of age on outcomes in prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation
64% of carefully selected patients ≥80 years of age could be successfully weaned in a specialised centre instead of being discharged from a general intensive care unit with continuing IMV in an outpatient intensive care setting.
Authors
- Michael Müller
- Evelyn Röser
- Felix Herth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7638-2506)
- Frederik Trinkmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5877-877X)
- Julia Dorothea Michels-Zetsche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7006-7054)
- Biljana Joves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6256-2955)
- Florian Bornitz
- Konstantina Kontogianni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9798-9879)
- Sebastian Fähndrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2277-2672)
- Franziska Christina Trudzinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0980-7586)
- Benjamin Neetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-9156)
- Hilal Ersöz
- Philipp Höger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6637-9166)
- J Dahlhoff
- Max Barre
- Cornelia Weißmann
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Löwenstein Medical (Germany) (DE)
- Frauenklinik Heidelberg (DE)
- Asklepios Klinik Barmbek (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002730
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- AstraZeneca
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Novartis
- CSL Behring
- Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss
- Grifols