© 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…
Fig. 51.1 Mechanics of dynamic hyperinflation in acute severe asthma (Rotta and Steinhorn 2007). (a) A flow-time curve shows that inspiration begins before complete exhalation of the previous breath, leading…
Reference Year VAP criterion n Incidence Per 1,000 ventilator days Fayon et al. 1997 Consensus 439 2.5 %; 6.9 % of those ventilated ≥3 days – Richards et al. 1999…
Fig. 23.1 CT scans—apex, hilum, and base—in ARDS from sepsis. Images were taken at 5 cm H2O end-expiratory pressure. The CT scans show heterogeneous disease and both the craniocaudal and…
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015Peter C. Rimensberger (ed.)Pediatric and Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation10.1007/978-3-642-01219-8_38 38. Sedation, Analgesia and Neuromuscular Blockade in the Neonatal ICU Elaine M. Boyle1 and K. J. Sunny Anand2 (1) Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, 22-28…
where DO2 represents oxygen delivery; CO, cardiac output; SaO2, arterial oxygen saturation; Hb, hemoglobin; and PaO2, partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood. Thus, decreased oxygen delivery can result from…
Fig. 37.1 (a) Severe unilateral pulmonary interstitial empysema (PIE) in a premature ventilated baby causing mediastinal shift and cardiovascular compromise. (b) Unilateral intubation guided by fiberoptic bronchoscopy. (c) Resolution of…
(5) Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, MRC Centre for Allergic Mechanisms for Asthma, King’s College London, London, UK (6) Newborn Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Centre, King’s College London…
