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Table 3.5

Table 3.5Clinical Screening Criteria for Extubation Readiness

  • Adequate level of alertness

  • PaO2/FIO2≥150 or SpO2≥90% on FIO2 ≤0.4

  • PEEP≤5 cm H2O

  • Cause of respiratory failure improving

  • Able to initiate an inspiratory effort

  • Hemodynamic stability

  • Absence of refractory acidemia

FIO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; PaO2, partial pressure of oxygen; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; SpO2, peripheral capillary oxygen saturation.