Clinical practices related to liberation from mechanical ventilation in Latin American pediatric intensive care units: survey of the Sociedad Latino-Americana de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos Mechanical Ventilation Liberation Group

Alejandra RettaAnalía FernándezEzequiel MonteverdeCíntia JohnstonAndrés Castillo-MoyaSilvio TorresJesús Domínguez-RojasM. HerreraVlademir Aguilera-AvendañoYúrika López-Alarcón2026-03-222026-03-22202410.62675/2965-2774.20240066-enhttps://doi.org/10.62675/2965-2774.20240066-enhttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/51988Citaciones: 2A high proportion of Ibero-American pediatric intensive care units lack liberation protocols. Our study highlights substantial variability in extubation readiness practices, underscoring the need for standardization in this process. However, the presence of a respiratory therapist was associated with increased adherence to guidelines.enMechanical ventilationIntensive careMedicineLiberationClinical PracticeIntensive care medicineLatin AmericansVentilation (architecture)Clinical practices related to liberation from mechanical ventilation in Latin American pediatric intensive care units: survey of the Sociedad Latino-Americana de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos Mechanical Ventilation Liberation Grouparticle