Woman and Man
- | Country :
- France
- | organs : -
- | Specialty : -
Extract
Patients may be very agitated during the weaning period from mechanical ventilation. Administration of loxapine, a neuroleptic that does not notably affect ventilatory drive, may help in obtaining an adequate level of cooperation and, therefore, in reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation.
Inclusion criteria
- Respiratory insufficiency ,Psychomotor Agitation