Journal articleIntensive Care Med · February 2013
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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 ...
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Journal articleExpert Rev Respir Med · November 2012
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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 ...
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Journal articleExpert Rev Respir Med · August 2012
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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 ...
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Journal articleExpert Rev Respir Med · June 2012
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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 ...
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Journal articlePediatr Crit Care Med · January 2012
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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 ...
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Journal articleCrit Care Med · December 2011
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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 ...
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Journal articleExpert Rev Respir Med · October 2011
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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 ...
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Journal articleRespir Care · July 2011
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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 ...
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