Ventilator weaning protocols may not be as useful in pediatrics as in adults. Systemic corticosteroids decrease the incidence of post extubation stridor and may reduce reintubation rates.

• 撤机协议未必有像对于成人那样对小儿也有效。全身性皮质激素（的使用）可降低拔管后哮喘发病率，也可减少再插管率。