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On-demand Webinar
Expert Discussion: Prolonged Vent Weaning and Evidence-Based Care
The challenges of defining prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Ventilator weaning — specifically, the definition of prolonged mechanical ventilation and timing for transfer to long-term acute care (LTAC) — is a challenging topic among payers and providers. This is especially true as the available evidence has sometimes been contradictory and outdated.
Watch this virtual panel discussion to hear industry experts discuss their thoughts on why there’s such variability in the industry coming up with a universal definition and the clinical and economic implications.
Key takeaways
- Learn why the definition of prolonged mechanical ventilation is a challenging topic among payers and providers.
- The available evidence has sometimes been contradictory and outdated.
- InterQual content developers discuss the evidence with the authors of the only consensus paper written regarding the definition of prolonged mechanical ventilation.
