A 65-year-old man is on day 3 of mechanical ventilation for pneumonia. His RASS is -1 (drowsy, opens eyes to voice). The team performs a daily paired ...

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A 65-year-old man is on day 3 of mechanical ventilation for pneumonia. His RASS is -1 (drowsy, opens eyes to voice). The team performs a daily paired assessment: a spontaneous awakening trial (SAT) followed by a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). This combined approach is part of which evidence-based protocol?

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The 'wake up and breathe' protocol (Girard et al. ABC trial, 2008) - pairing daily sedation interruption with daily SBT reduces ventilator days, ICU stay, and 1-year mortality compared to either intervention alone

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The ARDS Network protocol

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The sepsis bundle

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The FAST-HUG protocol

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The nutritional support protocol

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): SAT and SBT Protocol