Fig. 55.1 The ability to sustain spontaneous ventilation can be viewed as a balance between neurological mechanisms controlling ventilation together with ventilatory muscle power on one side and the respiratory…
% of mechanically ventilated children % of mechanically ventilated >48 h Total N-PICUs PICUs Total N-PICUs PICUs Mean 47 48 45 30 30 28 Median 43 46 41 26…
Fig. 52.1 Distribution of age in plicated and non-plicated patients (From Joho-Arreola et al. (2005) with permission) In young infants under 6 months, plication should be performed after verification of…
and Andreas Schulze4 (4) Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA 18.1.1 Introduction The spectrum and severity of respiratory illness in…
Year 1997 (Farias 1999) 1999 (Farias et al. 2004) 2007 (Monteverde et al. 2008) ARF; n (%) 65 (63) 526 (79) 773 (80) ARDS; n (%) 6 (9) 16 (3)…
Tunisia Algeria Area (km2) 154,630 238,174 Total population (thousands) 2008 (National Office of Statistics Algeria 2009; National Statistics Institute 2009) 10,326 34,800 Population <15 years (%) 2007 (National Office…
PRISM III PIM II PELOD Predicted outcome Mortality Mortality Morbidity Timing of measurement 1st 24 h of PICU admission 1st hour of PICU admission Daily Variables measured Temperature Heart…
(4) Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Pulmonary Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, The B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel 17.1.1 Introduction The two main indications for respiratory…
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015Peter C. Rimensberger (ed.)Pediatric and Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation10.1007/978-3-642-01219-8_58 58. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilator Support in Neonates Anne Greenough1, 2 and Andrew Currie1 (1) Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, MRC Centre…
Cumulative fluid balance and sedation have both been implicated in prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation. Positive fluid balance is associated with increased duration of mechanical ventilation in adults and children…
