Mechanical Ventilation in the Operating Room
Fig. 65.1 Arrangement of the various Mapleson circuits (a–f). The circuits vary based on the site of introduction of the fresh gas flow (FGF), pop-off or airway pressure relief valve,…
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure
Complication Comments Oxygenator failure It is unusual for an oxygenator to fail completely, but they do lose efficiency over time Pump tubing (raceway) rupture Only in the roller pump system…
Setting the Ventilator in the PICU
Conventional ventilator settings Common pitfalls Mode: Variable, decelerating inspiratory flow pattern is preferred to (a) optimize patient comfort and (b) augment mean airway pressure while minimizing peak inspiratory pressure Volume-limited…
Gross Air Leaks
Fig. 34.1 Pulmonary interstitial emphysema. (a) Severe. This was often seen in the presurfactant era. Note the overdistension and the pneumothorax on the right side (With courtesy of Pr C….
Noninvasive Respiratory Support in the Paediatric Patient
(4) Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Kremlin Bicetre Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France Continuous positive airway pressure experience is mostly derived from retrospective…
Organization Characteristics in Oceania
Fig. 72.1 Map of Oceania 72.1 Neonatal Services Neonatal services providing ventilation in Australia and New Zealand range from being extremely centralized in some areas (e.g., Western Australia) to being…
Chronic Respiratory Failure in Neonates
and Nelson Claure2 (2) Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA 48.1.1 Clinical Presentation The original publication on bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)…
Use of Potent Inhalational Anesthetic Agents During Mechanical Ventilation
Fig. 31.1 The chemical structure of the potent inhalational anesthetic agents includes both an alkane (halothane) and ethers. Of the four ethers, isoflurane, enflurane, and desflurane are substituted methyl-ethyl ethers…
Ethical Concerns
First author (reference) Tagarro Garcia Stark Lago Moore Lago Kipper Date 2008 2008 2008 2008 2005 2005 Location Barcelona, Spain Melbourne, Australia Brazil Westmead, Australia Southern Brazil Southern Brazil #PICUs…
Indications for Nonconventional Ventilation Modes
and Peter C. Rimensberger8 (7) Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Medical Center Utrecht, 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands (8) Department of Pediatrics, Service of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital of…
