Organization Characteristics in North America
Number of beds in PICU (median (min, max)) 20 (7, 45) Number of physicians in PICU (median (min, max)) 7 (4,20) Medical staff with pediatric critical care training (median %)…
Long-Term Outcomes After Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates
, Doug F. Hacking2, 3, Colin R. Robertson1, 2, 4 and Lex W. Doyle2, 5, 6 (1) Respiratory Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia (2) Clinical Sciences, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia (3)…
Automation of ALI/ARDS Ventilation in Children
Fig. 62.1 The presenting screen of a computer decision support tool prepared for pediatric modes of ventilation. Specific tools are within the software including the oxygenation tables for various levels…
Automated Control of Oxygen in Neonates
Fig. 60.1 Histograms of SpO2 and FiO2 show increased time within the target range of SpO2 and a striking reduction in time spent with high SpO2 during automated FiO2 adjustment…
Respiratory Physiotherapy and Endotracheal Suctioning During Mechanical Ventilation
Fig. 24.1 Left lung collapse due to mucus plugging before (a) and after (b) chest physiotherapy It is important to note that the ‘indications or contraindications for or against chest…
Permissive Hypercapnia
Fig. 26.1 Brain tissue O2 tension, as well as cerebral perfusion, is progressively increased with increases in inspired CO2 concentration (Reproduced with permission, Hare et al. (2003)) 26.2.3 Cardiovascular System…
Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury
, Pierre-Henri Jarreau2, 3 and Brian P. Kavanagh1 (1) Departments of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada (2) Service…
Respirator Cycle Control Modes
Initiation Ideally, VG should be initiated as soon as possible after intubation because this is the time when the most rapid changes in lung mechanics are likely to occur There…
Noninvasive Respiratory Support in the Neonate
Fig. 40.1 Nasal respiratory support via nasal prongs 40.1.1 Initiating Nasal Respiratory Support (NRS) 40.1.1.1 Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP) Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) goal in infants…
Mechanical Ventilation in Neuromuscular Disorders
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…
