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,…
Fig. 59.1 The three components of an explicit computerized protocol 59.3.1 Input Data The major issue is to select data that will be helpful and easily integrated into the ECP….
(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…
Fig. 67.1 Improvement in neonatal outcomes (Adapted from Meadow et al. (2004)) All technology is not created equal. We have often been forced to use devices and instruments in neonatal…
(4) Department of Pediatrics, Service of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital of Geneva, CH-1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland 45.1.1 Indication and General Considerations The classical approach was to…
(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…
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…
Pulse oximetry should be performed in every child who attends hospital with acute bronchiolitis Infants with pulse oximetry oxygen saturation (SpO2) ≤ 92 % require inpatient care Decision about infants with SpO2…
and Roger F. Soll9 (8) Department of Neonatology, State University of New York at Buffalo and ONY, Inc., Amherst, NY, USA (9) Department of Pediatrics and Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester,…
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…
