Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation constitutes a major portion of the workload in an intensive care unit, as over 40% of total ventilator time is consumed by the weaning process.

The following is a summary of “A Study on the Diagnostic Accuracy of Tidal Volume-Diaphragmatic Contraction Velocity: A Novel Index for Weaning Outcome Prediction,” published in the April 2025 issue ...

Up to 20% of patients requiring mechanical ventilation will suffer from difficult weaning (the need of more than 7 days of weaning after the first spontaneous breathing trial), which may depend on ...

The device stimulates the nerves that activate the diaphragm to strengthen muscles and improve weaning success in patients on mechanical ventilation for 96 hours or longer. It was approved for use ...