Randomized clinical trial of ventilator liberation with pressure support ventilation versus therapist-implement patient-specific weaning in prolonged weaning patients via tracheostomy

By afschroeder • May 9, 2026

Dolinay T, Jun D, Gogineni S, Hsu L, Maller A, Walsh BC, Gornbein J. Randomized clinical trial of ventilator liberation with pressure support ventilation versus therapist-implement patient-specific weaning in prolonged weaning patients via tracheostomy. BMC Pulm Med. 2026 May 8. doi: 10.1186/s12890-026-04341-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42104281.

Tags: DOM STAT, General Internal Medicine, Long-term acute care hospital, prolonged mechanical ventilation, Prolonged weaning, Publications, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, tracheostomy, Ventilator liberation, Veterans Administration

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