Abstract
Mechanical ventilation is commonly used in the pediatric intensive care unit. This paper reviews studies of pediatric mechanical ventilation published in 2021. Topics include physiology, ventilator modes, alarms, disease states, airway suctioning, ventilator liberation, prolonged ventilation, and others.
- mechanical ventilation
- pediatrics
- children
- respiratory failure
- high-frequency ventilation
- extubation
- sedation
- physiology
- lung mechanics
- dead space
Footnotes
- Correspondence: Andrew G Miller MSc RRT RRT-ACCS RRT-NPS FAARC. E-mail: Andrew.g.miller{at}duke.edu
- Copyright © 2022 by Daedalus Enterprises
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