Pediatric mechanical ventilation remains a cornerstone of intensive care for critically ill children, whose physiological needs differ markedly from adults. The practice encompasses strategies for ...

Preterm infants, particularly those born at extremely low gestational ages, frequently require invasive mechanical ventilation to support inadequate respiratory function at birth. However, as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninvasive ventilation after extubation for critically ill patients with obesity led to less instances of ...

Study in Critical Care Nurse examines how Duke University Hospital nurse researchers identified barriers to extubation and implemented workable solutions. A Duke University Hospital cardiothoracic ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb. 2 - ICU patients with adrenal insufficiency stand a better chance of being weaned off a ventilator more rapidly if they are treated with hydrocortisone before extubation is ...

Objective: The aim of the study was to measure pulmonary mechanics in infants with respiratory distress syndrome before extubation and to correlate pulmonary function values with successful extubation ...

Using a lung and diaphragm protective ventilation strategy guided by a computerized decision support tool during the acute phase of ventilation shortened the duration of weaning, a pediatric phase II ...

If a newborn is moved or becomes agitated while on a ventilator, the breathing tube also could move. Just a few seconds with the tube in the wrong position might lead to a critical lack of oxygen to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Liberation time and mortality in the proportional-assist ventilation group did not differ from the ...