Impact of a multidisciplinary checklist on the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay.

In studies including mostly postoperative patients, most of whom require a shorter duration of IMV and are extubated at the end of the procedure or shortly after arrival in the ICU, 8 the results obtained with the use of a checklist might not be significant, because postoperative care is the primary reason for ICU admission.

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