Background and objectives: Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation is still a challenge in Intensive Care Units (ICU) and is related to complications and mortality. Daily rounds at the bedside, which are part of good care, can identify patients able to undergo to spontaneous breathing trials. The authors suggest one mnemonic technique with the term "ESTRATEGIA" (strategy) considering some key aspects, as a checklist, which can be applied by any person of the multidisciplinary team, during the bedside rounds, in order to shorten the weaning time.
Contents: To introduce the word Strategy as a mnemonic method based on the studies related to weaning from mechanical ventilation and its applicability as a checklist in any intensive care unit by the multidisciplinary team where each letter reminds some key aspects related to the subject.
Conclusions: The applicability of a mnemonic mechanism as a checklist for weaning patients from mechanical ventilation easily practiced during the daily round to identify those who are able to undergo to spontaneous breathing trials.