Conference Commentary: Effect of Protocolized Weaning With Early Extubation to Noninvasive Ventilation vs Invasive Weaning on Time to Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation Among Patients With Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Trial

Jean-Michel Constantin, MD, PhD, of the University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand in France comments on the findings of a trial reporting no difference in time to liberation from ventilation among patients with difficulty weaning randomized to early extubation with noninvasive ventilation. Comments were made at the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) 31st Annual Congress, LIVES 2018, on October 22 in Paris. Used with permission.