RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Year in Review 2015: Pediatric ARDS
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 980
OP 985
DO 10.4187/respcare.05017
VO 61
IS 7
A1 Ira M Cheifetz
YR 2016
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/61/7/980.abstract
AB Led by the work of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference, much was published on the topic of pediatric ARDS in 2015. Although the availability of definitive data to the pediatric practitioner for the management of infants and children with pediatric ARDS continues to lag behind that for the adult clinician, 2015 augmented the available medical literature with more information than had been seen for years. This article will review key pediatric ARDS publications with a focus on the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference consensus definition, sedation management, use of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, diagnosis of delirium, noninvasive respiratory support, lung-protective ventilation, and adjunct management therapies. Despite the recent progress, additional investigation in each of these areas is essential to the continued advancement of our knowledge and, more importantly, improvements in the outcome for pediatric patients with ARDS.