Various Methods for Assessing Static Lower Extremity Alignment: Implications for Prospective Risk-Factor Screenings.

The article describes a study conducted to determine whether the use of allied healthcare workers (nurses and physiotherapist)- driven protocol to wean traumatic injury patients from Mechanical Ventilation (MV) resulted in decreased intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay. The study concluded that the use of a weaning and extubation protocol led by nursing staff and physiotherapists resulted in a clinically significant reduction in MV time, reducing risk of ventilator associated complications.