Daytime Versus Nighttime Extubations: A Comparison of Reintubation, Length of Stay, and Mortality

Conclusions:
Intensive care unit extubations at night did not have higher likelihood of reintubation, LOS, or mortality compared to those during the day. Since patients should be extubated as soon as they meet parameters in order to potentially decrease complications of mechanical ventilation, these data provide no support for delaying extubation until daytime.

Source: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine - January 4, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Tischenkel, B. R., Gong, M. N., Shiloh, A. L., Pittignano, V. C., Keschner, Y. G., Glueck, J. A., Cohen, H. W., Eisen, L. A. Tags: Review of a Large Clinical Series Source Type: research