Pediatric and Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation: From Basics to Clinical Practice

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Development of the Respiratory System (Including the Preterm Infant)....Pages 3-25
The Neonatal Neuromechanical Unit: Generalities of Operation....Pages 27-42
Basics of Gas Exchange....Pages 43-54
The Respiratory System....Pages 55-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Neonatal Intubation (Specific Considerations)....Pages 115-121
Oxygen Supplementation, Delivery, and Physiologic Effects....Pages 123-134
Nasal CPAP: An Evidence-Based Assessment....Pages 135-148
Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 149-274
Airway Humidification....Pages 275-281
Specific Equipment Required for Home Mechanical Ventilation in Children....Pages 283-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Respiratory Mechanics in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient....Pages 293-371
Front Matter....Pages 373-373
Classical Respiratory Monitoring....Pages 375-419
Monitoring of the Mechanical Behaviour of the Respiratory System During Controlled Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 421-440
Monitoring Lung Volumes During Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 441-471
Monitoring Interactions Between Spontaneous Respiration and Mechanical Inflations....Pages 473-489
Basic and Practically Useful Respiratory Monitoring of a Mechanically Ventilated Patient in Resource-Limited Countries....Pages 491-499
Front Matter....Pages 501-501
Indications for Noninvasive Respiratory Support....Pages 503-534
Indications for Invasive Conventional Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 535-557
Indications for Nonconventional Ventilation Modes....Pages 559-602
Respiratory Support in Developing Countries Where Resources Are Limited....Pages 603-612
Front Matter....Pages 613-613
Respirator Cycle Control Modes....Pages 615-641
Front Matter....Pages 643-643
Clinical Use of Nonconventional Modes of Ventilator Support....Pages 645-668
Front Matter....Pages 669-669
The Prone Position in Acute Lung Injury....Pages 671-686
Respiratory Physiotherapy and Endotracheal Suctioning During Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 687-710
Fluid Management in the Ventilated Patient....Pages 711-723
Front Matter....Pages 725-725
Permissive Hypercapnia....Pages 727-742
Permissive Hypercapnia in Neonates: Specific Experience and Limitations....Pages 743-757
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Surfactant....Pages 761-807
Selective Pulmonary Vasodilators....Pages 809-836
Drug Nebulization During Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 837-861
Use of Potent Inhalational Anesthetic Agents During Mechanical Ventilation....Pages 863-885
Rational Use of Adjunctive Therapies: Efficacy and Efficiency....Pages 887-914
Front Matter....Pages 915-915
Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury....Pages 917-945
Gross Air Leaks....Pages 947-960
Infectious Complications in Mechanically Ventilated Patients....Pages 961-980
Post-extubation Stridor....Pages 981-997
Front Matter....Pages 999-999
Bronchoscopy in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care....Pages 1001-1015
Front Matter....Pages 1017-1017
Sedation, Analgesia and Neuromuscular Blockade in the Neonatal ICU....Pages 1019-1029
Sedation, Analgesia and Neuromuscular Blockade in the Paediatric ICU....Pages 1031-1059
Front Matter....Pages 1061-1061
Noninvasive Respiratory Support in the Neonate....Pages 1063-1071
Front Matter....Pages 1061-1061
Noninvasive Respiratory Support in the Paediatric Patient....Pages 1073-1097
Front Matter....Pages 1099-1099
Setting the Ventilator in the NICU....Pages 1101-1125
Setting the Ventilator in the PICU....Pages 1127-1142
Approaches to Adverse Patient-Ventilator Interactions....Pages 1143-1157
Front Matter....Pages 1159-1159
High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in the Neonate....Pages 1161-1172
High-Frequency Jet Ventilation (HFJV)....Pages 1173-1181
Front Matter....Pages 1183-1183
Acute Neonatal Respiratory Failure....Pages 1185-1265
Chronic Respiratory Failure in Neonates....Pages 1267-1277
Pediatric Acute Lung Injury....Pages 1279-1290
Bronchiolitis....Pages 1291-1311
Pediatric Asthma....Pages 1313-1324
Diaphragmatic Palsy....Pages 1325-1330
Front Matter....Pages 1331-1331
Cardiopulmonary Interactions in the Ventilated Patient....Pages 1333-1366
Front Matter....Pages 1367-1367
Mechanical Ventilation in Infection, Sepsis and Organ Failure....Pages 1369-1384
Front Matter....Pages 1385-1385
Mechanical Ventilation in Neuromuscular Disorders....Pages 1387-1395
Front Matter....Pages 1397-1397
Tracheostomy....Pages 1399-1411
Front Matter....Pages 1413-1413
Weaning Children from Mechanical Ventilator Support....Pages 1415-1423
Weaning from Mechanical Ventilator Support in Neonates....Pages 1425-1431
Front Matter....Pages 1433-1433
Explicit Computerized Protocols for Mechanical Ventilation in Children and Neonates....Pages 1435-1446
Automated Control of Oxygen in Neonates....Pages 1447-1453
Front Matter....Pages 1433-1433
Automation of Weaning in Children....Pages 1455-1465
Automation of ALI/ARDS Ventilation in Children....Pages 1467-1472
Front Matter....Pages 1473-1473
Long-Term Outcomes After Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates....Pages 1475-1488
Long-Term Outcomes After Mechanical Ventilation in Children....Pages 1489-1499
Front Matter....Pages 1501-1501
Mechanical Ventilation in the Operating Room....Pages 1503-1521
Front Matter....Pages 1523-1523
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure....Pages 1525-1534
Front Matter....Pages 1535-1535
Evaluating Mechanical Ventilators for Use in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients....Pages 1537-1562
Front Matter....Pages 1563-1564
Organization Characteristics in North Africa....Pages 1565-1569
Organization Characteristics in North America....Pages 1571-1574
Organization Characteristics in South America....Pages 1575-1581
Organization Characteristics in Europe....Pages 1583-1588
Organization Characteristics in Oceania....Pages 1589-1595
Front Matter....Pages 1597-1597
Ethical Concerns....Pages 1599-1611
Back Matter....Pages 1613-1642