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Heunks and van der Hoeven Critical Care 2010,14:245 /content/14/6/245 RE VIE W Clinical review: The ABC of weaning failure - a structured approach Leo M Heunks* and Johannes G van der Hoeven faster liberation from mechanical ventilation compared Abstract with weaning using pressure support or intermittent mandatory ventilation. However, other studies failed to prove the superiority of spontaneous-breathing trials over pressure support ventilation as a weaning technique ese di? erences in outcome most likely are related About 20% to 30% of patients are di?c