Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation: A Discussion of Past, Present, and Future
Learning Objectives
Describe the historical evolution of pediatric mechanical ventilation and airway management
Explain the physiologic rationale behind modern endotracheal tube design and selection
Critically evaluate common myths related to airway resistance and small endotracheal tubes
Apply physiologic principles to interpret ventilator graphics and pulmonary function data in children
Analyze when adult ventilation evidence can—and cannot—be safely translated to pediatric practice
Author(s)
Christopher Newth, MD
Research Director, Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine | Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics | Keck School of Medicine of USC
Dennis Daniel, MD
Associate Program Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Associate, Critical Care Medicine
ECMO Medical Director, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (MSICU) | Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Jefferey Burns, MD, MPH
Assoc. Chief Medical Officer, Critical Care Services; Shapiro Chair in Critical Care Medicine, Division of Critical Care MedicineDirector, OPENPediatrics; Sr. Assoc. in Critical Care Medicine; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
Newth C, Daniel D, Burns JP. Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation: A Discussion of Past, Present, and Future.
8/2016. Online video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3181/pediatric-mechanical-ventilation-a-discussion-of-past-present-and-future.