Cardiorespiratory Phase Synchronization Analysis in Patients undergoing Mechanical Ventilation during the Extubation Process.

Mechanical ventilation remains the main medical treatment for acute respiratory failure and is one of the defining interventions of intensive care medicine as a specialty. Some patients continue to fail in the extubation process against all odds. This study investigates the contribution of cardiorespiratory phase synchronization (CRPS) analysis as a function of a threshold value and window length, to classify patients in the mechanical ventilation weaning process.