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Study finds 'wake up and breathe' strategy allows patients to come off ventilator sooner

A new study of intensive care unit patients who are breathing with the help of a mechanical ventilator has found that a two-step sedation and ventilator weaning protocol -- called a "wake up and breathe" strategy -- helps patients come off the ventilator faster so that they can be discharged from the ICU and hospital more quickly. The study is being presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference in San Francisco.

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