Permissive Hypercapnia

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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…

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Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury

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, 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…

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Respirator Cycle Control Modes

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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…

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Mechanical Ventilation in Neuromuscular Disorders

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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…

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Noninvasive Respiratory Support in the Neonate

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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…

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Diaphragmatic Palsy

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Fig. 52.1 Distribution of age in plicated and non-plicated patients (From Joho-Arreola et al. (2005) with permission) In young infants under 6 months, plication should be performed after verification of…

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Organization Characteristics in North Africa

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  Tunisia Algeria Area (km2) 154,630 238,174 Total population (thousands) 2008 (National Office of Statistics Algeria 2009; National Statistics Institute 2009) 10,326 34,800 Population <15 years (%) 2007 (National Office…

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