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In this secondary analysis of data from a study on the pre-extubation prediction of post-extubation work of breathing in patients recovering from acute respiratory failure, Mehta and colleagues sought to determine whether the size of a patient's endotracheal tube (ETT) affected respiratory rate, tidal volume, and other "weaning parameters" commonly measured during spontaneous breathing and used to predict successful extubation.

Abstract & Commentary: Endotracheal Tube Size Affects Weaning Predictors