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Kyle Jason Rehder

Dr. Glenn A. Kiser and Eltha Muriel Kiser Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Dept of Pediatrics, Box 3046 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Featured Works


Use of high flow nasal cannula in critically ill infants, children, and adults: a critical review of the literature.

Journal article Intensive Care Med · February 2013 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) systems utilize higher gas flow rates than standard nasal cannulae. The use of HFNC as a respiratory support modality is increasing in the infant, pediatric, and adult populations as an alternative to non-invasive ... Full text Link to item Cite

State of the art: strategies for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in respiratory failure.

Journal article Expert Rev Respir Med · November 2012 Featured Publication Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an important rescue therapy for patients with cardiac and/or respiratory failure, with a growing body of literature supporting its use. Despite widespread use of ECMO, there remains a paucity of data on optimal ... Full text Link to item Cite

Technological advances in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure.

Journal article Expert Rev Respir Med · August 2012 Featured Publication Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for neonatal and pediatric cardiac and/or respiratory failure is well established, and its use for adult respiratory failure is rapidly increasing. Management strategies developed over the past 30 years coupled wi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Nontraditional modes of mechanical ventilation: progress or distraction?

Journal article Expert Rev Respir Med · June 2012 Featured Publication As technology continues to develop, a wide range of novel and nontraditional modes of mechanical ventilation have become available for the management of critically ill patients. Proportional assist ventilation, neurally adjusted ventilatory assist and adap ... Full text Link to item Cite

Targeted interventions improve shared agreement of daily goals in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Journal article Pediatr Crit Care Med · January 2012 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: To improve communication during daily rounds using sequential interventions. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Multidisciplinary pediatric intensive care unit in a university hospital. SUBJECTS: The multidisciplinary rounding team in th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Active rehabilitation and physical therapy during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation while awaiting lung transplantation: a practical approach.

Journal article Crit Care Med · December 2011 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation has traditionally been associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. A major contributor to these complications may be weakness and overall deconditioning secondary t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of extracorporeal life support in adults with severe acute respiratory failure.

Journal article Expert Rev Respir Med · October 2011 Featured Publication Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a recognized and accepted therapeutic option in the treatment of neonatal and pediatric respiratory failure. However, early studies in adults did not demonstrate a survival benefit associated with the utilizati ... Full text Link to item Cite

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe refractory respiratory failure secondary to 2009 H1N1 influenza A.

Journal article Respir Care · July 2011 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to H1N1 influenza infection is a source of substantial morbidity and mortality, having caused over 265,000 hospitalizations in the United States in 2009. During the H1N1 pand ... Full text Link to item Cite