Kissoon Niranjan, Rimensberger Peter C, Bohn Desmond
Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Children's Hospital, Room K4-105, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2008 Jun;55(3):709-33, xii. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.02.012.
Respiratory failure caused by severe lung disease is a common reason for admission to the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. Efforts to decrease morbidity and mortality have fueled investigations into innovative methods of ventilation, kinder gentler ventilation techniques, pharmacotherapeutic adjuncts, and extracorporeal life support modalities. This article discusses the rationale for and experience with some of these techniques.
