Intratracheal Suctioning and Oxygenation at Extubation

Intratracheal Suctioning and Oxygenation at Extubation (INnovATE)

Data analysis of routinely applied extubation procedures on the ICU: i.e. extubation with 100% O2 vs. 35% O2 with/without suctioning.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All adult (≥18 years) ICU patients with routine extubation on the ICU during the 2-month observational interval.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age < 18 years
• Patients on comfort therapy and/ or terminal extubation or accidental extubationtracheostomized patients
• Patients with refusal to general consent or withdrawal of general consent (DLF and/or internal database)
• Patients dying without next-of-kin available