In what automated respiratory care protocol has it been shown that use of a hand-held computer helped shorten the patient's stay in the intensive care unit?

a. Ventilator initiation
b. Ventilator weaning
c. High-flow oxygen (O2) therapy
d. Airway care

ANS: B
An automated protocol for discontinuation of mechanical ventilation with use of a hand-held computer has been associated with a shortened time to the first spontaneous breathing trial and a decreased length of stay in the intensive care unit.