1. A protocol-driven approach to early extubation after heart surgery
Zachary W. Fitch, MS, Orlando Debesa, DO, Rika Ohkuma, MD, Damon Duquaine, MPH, Jochen Steppan, MD, Eric B. Schneider, PhD, Glenn J.R. Whitman, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 147, Issue 4, Pages (April 2014)
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2. Figure 1
During period 3 an extubation reminder sheet was placed in every patient room. The sheet notes when mechanical ventilation began as well as the 4-hour and 6-hour time points. Asterisks are meant to reinforce that the 6-hour time point is the deadline for extubation.
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3. Figure 2
Improvements in early extubation. CABG, Coronary artery bypass grafting.
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