One more hour on the ventilator could save lives in the ICU

This study looks at whether giving ICU patients one more hour of breathing support after a successful breathing test can lower the chance of needing a breathing tube again or dying within a week. About 4,000 adults who have been on a ventilator for more than 72 hours will be randomly assigned to either immediate removal of the breathing tube or one hour of extra ventilation before removal. The goal is to find a better way to safely take patients off ventilators.