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SUMMARY
Difficulty to wean from mechanical ventilation is a common problem for 26-42% of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Materials And Methods Developing a novel prediction index Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) provides a wide range of information on the performance capacity of the heart, lungs, vasculature, and blood to sustain oxygen delivery and the removal of carbon_dioxide from the muscles by measurements of the inhaled oxygen (O2) and the exhaled carbon_dioxide (CO 2) and parameters of respiratory function. In a weaning trial of a patient connected to a respirator such measurements could be easy . . .
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