Abstract | STUDY OBJECTIVES:
Mechanical ventilation of patients with severe lower airway obstruction presents significant risks; therefore, avoiding the intubation in these patients has been a principal goal of clinical management. Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation has been shown to be effective in treating adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but its use has not been studied prospectively in children with acute obstructive lower airways disease. The objective of this study was to determine whether noninvasive mask ventilation improved respiratory function in children with asthma and other obstructive lower airways diseases. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, crossover study. PATIENTS: A total of 20 children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with acute lower airway obstruction. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Peter J Thill, John K McGuire, Harris P Baden, Thomas P Green, Paul A Checchia |
Journal | Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies
(Pediatr Crit Care Med)
Vol. 5
Issue 4
Pg. 337-42
(Jul 2004)
ISSN: 1529-7535 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15215002
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Acute Disease
- Airway Obstruction
(physiopathology, therapy)
- Asthma
(physiopathology, therapy)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cross-Over Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
- Laryngeal Masks
- Male
- Positive-Pressure Respiration
(methods)
- Prospective Studies
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Treatment Outcome
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