Automation of Weaning in Children
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…
The Neonatal Neuromechanical Unit: Generalities of Operation
), which imply a proportionally large pulmonary ventilation (), achieved mostly by breathing at high rates. Indeed, fast breathing is a common characteristic of all newborn mammals. With respect to…
Classical Respiratory Monitoring
(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…
Approaches to Adverse Patient-Ventilator Interactions
Fig. 44.1 Airway scalars. Airway pressure (Paw), flow, and volume (Vt) are graphically displayed over time Fig. 44.2 Airway loops. Flow-volume (Vt) and pressure (Paw)-volume (Vt) loops as typically displayed…
Basics of Gas Exchange
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…
Cardiopulmonary Interactions in the Ventilated Patient
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…
Monitoring Lung Volumes During Mechanical Ventilation
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,…
Monitoring of the Mechanical Behaviour of the Respiratory System During Controlled Mechanical Ventilation
and David Tingay6 (5) Department of Pediatrics, Service of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland (6) Department of Neonatology, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s…
Acute Neonatal Respiratory Failure
(6) Department of Newborn Research, The Royal Women’s Hospital, 20 Flemington Rd, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia Acute respiratory failure requiring assisted ventilation is one of the most common reasons…
Tracheostomy
Fig. 56.1 A T-tube may be used instead of a tracheotomy tube for special circumstances, such as after surgery on the larynx or trachea Fig. 56.2 Silver tracheotomy tube, containing…
