Background: Children with chronic invasive ventilator dependence living at home are a
diverse group of children with special health care needs. Medical oversight, equipment …

Objectives: Establishing protocols to wean mechanical ventilation and assess readiness for
extubation, with the goal of minimizing morbidity associated with extubation failure and …

BACKGROUND: High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is a respiratory modality that has
been adopted to support pediatric patients with bronchiolitis. There is no standardized …

BACKGROUND: Invasive mechanical ventilation is a lifesaving intervention that is associated
with short- and long-term morbidities. Extubation readiness protocols aim to decrease …

Objectives: High-flow nasal cannula and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation have
become ubiquitous in contemporary PICUs. Practice patterns associated with the use of these …

Introduction This study aimed to determine if a respiratory therapist (RT)‐driven high flow
nasal cannula (HFNC) protocol could decrease duration of HFNC use, pediatric intensive care …

BACKGROUND: Status asthmaticus is one of the most frequent admission diagnoses in the
pediatric ICU (PICU). Collaboration between respiratory therapists (RTs) and physicians …

Objectives: To determine the validity of the Bedside Pediatric Early Warning Score system in
the hematopoietic cell transplant population, and to determine if the addition of weight gain …

SciELO - Brasil - Comparison between chloral hydrate and propofol-ketamine as sedation
regimens for pediatric auditory brainstem response testing Comparison between chloral …

Improving Outcomes for Bronchiolitis Patients After Implemen... : Pediatric Critical Care
Medicine Improving Outcomes for Bronchiolitis Patients After Implementing a High-Flow Nasal …