Insights in pediatric ventilation: Timing of intubation, ventilatory strategies, and weaning

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-63

  Turner, David A ^a,b   Arnold, John H ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Lung protection; Mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

CALFACTANT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMATIC STATE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG INJURY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; STRIDOR; TIDAL VOLUME;

CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PEDIATRICS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIDAL VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 33846032333     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32801297f9     Document Type: Review

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