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| Methods | Single centre parallel group allocation |
| Participants | Post cardiac surgery patients |
| Interventions | Intervention: adaptive support ventilation Control: standard protocol using T‐piece weaning |
| Outcomes | Duration of weaning Duration of tracheal intubation Length of ICU stay Length of hospital stay Reintubation Rates of ventilator associated pneumonia and pneumothorax |
| Notes | Unable to contact authors to confirm randomization methods. Available in abstract form only |
