Current opinion in critical care
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Curr Opin Crit Care
2021
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Ventilator weaning forms an integral part in critical care medicine and strategies to shorten duration are rapidly evolving alongside our knowledge of the relevant physiological processes. The purpose of the current review is to discuss new physiological and clinical insights in ventilator weaning that help us to fasten liberation from mechanical ventilation. ⋯ A thorough understanding of the physiological adaptations during withdrawal of positive pressure ventilation is extremely important for clinicians in the ICU. We summarize and discuss novel insights in this field.