Predictors of ventilator weaning in children

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Early weaning from mechanical ventilation in children will lead to an extubation failure, however, prolonging mechanical ventilation will increase the risk of ventilator associated complication and the economical burden of disease. Nowadays there is no unified and objective ventilator weaning indexes in pediatrics, so it is significant to searching for appropriate and feasible ventilator weaning indexes. This article detailed the current progress on the condition and predictors of ventilator weaning in children, and comparing the predictability and accuracy of ventilator weaning indexes in children, also looking forward to the possibility of higher accuracy or scheme in ventilator weaning that used for clinical purposes. Key words: Mechanical ventilation; Ventilator weaning predictor; Children