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Chapter-07 Basic and Disease Specific Mechanical Ventilation

BOOK TITLE: IAP Textbook of Pediatric ICU Protocols

Author
1. Ramachandran Bala
2. Ravikumar KG
3. Sajith K
ISBN
9789350903704
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11878_7
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2013
Pages
11
Author Affiliations
1. KKCT Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Kanchi Kamakoti, Childs Trust Hospital, 12A Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Kanchi Kamakoti Child Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS, Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2. Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, KKCT Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3. KKCT Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Chapter keywords
Tachycardia, Bradycardia, Hemodynamic instability, Barotrauma, Extubation, Disease Specific Mechanical Ventilation

Abstract

Mechanical ventilation is provided to patients whose airway is obstructed. The chapter provides information on the characteristics, indications, strategies involved in ventilation, and procedure for the ventilation and air leak syndrome. Indications for mechanical ventilation include raised intracranial pressure, altered sensorium and others. Contraindications for noninvasive ventilation include morbid obesity, no spontaneous breathing, hemodynamic instability, noncooperative patient, and agitation and many more. Most patients are managed by adequate anesthesia and without muscle relaxant. Indication for ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome is based on clinical evidences like hypoxemia, respiratory fatigue, and others. Postoperative ventilation following open heart surgery, chronic lung disease, extubation is discussed in detail here.

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