TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 5. Weaning and Extubation A1 - Flaxman, Alex A2 - Farcy, David A. A2 - Chiu, William C. A2 - Flaxman, Alex A2 - Marshall, John P. PY - 2012 T2 - Critical Care Emergency Medicine AB - Mechanical ventilation consists of two parts: the ventilator and the delivery device, most commonly an endotracheal tube (ETT). Similarly, there are two parts to liberation from mechanical ventilation: reducing and then eliminating the assistance provided by the ventilator and removing the ETT. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55810379 ER -