(5) Department of Respiratory Care, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Foundation, Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98105, USA Educational Goals Describe a basic understanding of the oxygen transport chain. Understand the various technologies…
The effect of changes in intrathoracic pressure on cardiac function Spontaneous ventilation and normal heart Positive intrathoracic pressure and systemic venous return The effects of changes in intrathoracic pressure on…
In this equation (the alveolar gas equation), P AO2 represents the alveolar partial pressure of oxygen. Additional variables are defined as follows: The first component needed in the calculation of…
, Francis Leclerc2, Véronique Nève3, J. Jane Pillow4, 5 and Paul D. Robinson6, 7 (1) Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, and Department of Pediatrics, University of South…
Fig. 44.1 Airway scalars. Airway pressure (Paw), flow, and volume (Vt) are graphically displayed over time Fig. 44.2 Airway loops. Flow-volume (Vt) and pressure (Paw)-volume (Vt) loops as typically displayed…
and David Tingay6 (5) Department of Pediatrics, Service of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland (6) Department of Neonatology, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s…
and Peter A. Dargaville5 (4) Department of Neonatology, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia (5) Department of Paediatrics, Royal Hobart Hospital and University of Tasmania,…
Fig. 59.1 The three components of an explicit computerized protocol 59.3.1 Input Data The major issue is to select data that will be helpful and easily integrated into the ECP….
(6) Department of Newborn Research, The Royal Women’s Hospital, 20 Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia Acute respiratory failure requiring assisted ventilation is one of the most common reasons…
Fig. 67.1 Improvement in neonatal outcomes (Adapted from Meadow et al. (2004)) All technology is not created equal. We have often been forced to use devices and instruments in neonatal…
