Neonatal Intubation (Specific Considerations)

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Study Premedication Population (median values or range for gestational age and birth weights) Desaturation Bradycardia Oei (2002) Placebo N = 10 Missing data Maximal heart rate drop – 62 ± 46 bpm 30 weeks…

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Respiratory Mechanics in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient

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and Katherine C. Clement10 (9) Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 800 Marshall Street, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA (10) Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of North Carolina, CB 7221, Chapel Hill,…

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Mechanical Ventilation

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and Sunil K. Sinha14 (13) Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, F4790 C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5254, USA (14) Paediatrics and Neonatal…

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Automation of Weaning in Children

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as a surrogate for blood gas PCO2, to decrease or increase ventilatory support. IntelliVent® also uses SpO2 to decrease or increase PEEP and FiO2. The two ECPs were studied in…

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Classical Respiratory Monitoring

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(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…

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Basics of Gas Exchange

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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…

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Cardiopulmonary Interactions in the Ventilated Patient

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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…

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Monitoring Lung Volumes During Mechanical Ventilation

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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,…

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