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What does it mean when patients spontaneous respiratory rate increase on a ventilator? time to come off?
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No: Many things can cause this: pain, anxiety, delirium, or lack of appropriate sedation just to name a few. Deciding when to extubate someone is more complex then that.
Answered 9/28/2016
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