MECHANICAL VENTILATION WEANING PROTOCOL FOR CRITICAL …

Patients with cardiac arrest and return of spontaneous circulation who remain comatose, particularly if initial rhythm was ventricular fibrillation. For purposes of this protocol, comatose is defined as GCS < 9 (either does not follow commands OR does not open eyes to pain) immediately after ROSC. Patients with cardiac arrest of other etiologies should be considered on a case by case basis ... ................
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