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Respiratory Mechanics in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient

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Pediatric and Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation

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Infants and young children have a number of anatomical reasons and physiological reasons for making accurate measurement of respiratory mechanics in the intensive care unit. Despite advances in the measurement of respiratory mechanics in non-intubated infants, these advances have been slow to be adapted to intubated patients due to technical limitations. Thus, the major role of lung function testing in the ICU has been limited to the research arena. However, despite these limitations it is essential the person caring for the intubated pediatric patient have an in-depth understanding of the respiratory mechanics involved with the use of a positive pressure ventilator.

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    Katherine C. Clement

  2. Division of Neonatology, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Schneider Children’s Hospital, 269-01 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY, 11040, USA

    Sherry Courtney

  3. Department of Paediatrics, Royal Hobart Hospital and University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia

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    Robinder G. Khemani MD, MsCI

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    Christopher J. L. Newth MD, FRCPC, FRACP

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    Peter C. Rimensberger

  8. Department of Neonatology, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Rd., Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia

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Clement, K.C. et al. (2015). Respiratory Mechanics in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient. In: Rimensberger, P. (eds) Pediatric and Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01219-8_11

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