(7) Department of Respiratory Care, Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation, Research Institute, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA Educational Goals Understand the basics of aerosol characteristics. Describe the…
The equation explains the interaction of between the patient’s generated pressure, P mus, and the ventilator’s generated pressure, P appl. These pressures overcome the resistance (R rs) and elastance (E…
(4) Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Kremlin Bicetre Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France Continuous positive airway pressure experience is mostly derived from retrospective…
Fig. 36.1 Lateral radiograph of dynamic obstruction during inspiration for a child with subglottic (extrathoracic) airway obstruction from malacia. Notice how the airway caliber gets smaller during inspiration and returns…
Fig. 65.1 Arrangement of the various Mapleson circuits (a–f). The circuits vary based on the site of introduction of the fresh gas flow (FGF), pop-off or airway pressure relief valve,…
Situation Examples Predominant pathophysiological disturbance(s) Mode PEEP* V T range (mL/kg) Considerations regarding ventilator mode and settings Apnoea Preterm infant with apnoea of prematurity Ex-preterm infant with respiratory syncytial virus…
and David J. Durand9 (8) Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 1900 Maryland, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA (9) Department of Physiology and Pediatrics,…
(3) Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis Children’s Hospital, University of California, Davis, 2516 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA Educational Objectives Understand the regulation and physiologic functions of the nitric…
Complication Comments Oxygenator failure It is unusual for an oxygenator to fail completely, but they do lose efficiency over time Pump tubing (raceway) rupture Only in the roller pump system…
Conventional ventilator settings Common pitfalls Mode: Variable, decelerating inspiratory flow pattern is preferred to (a) optimize patient comfort and (b) augment mean airway pressure while minimizing peak inspiratory pressure Volume-limited…
