Respiratory support of the head-injured child.

Abstract

Meticulous care of the head-injured child revolves around the prevention of secondary injury. In no arena is this more crucial than in the respiratory support of the pediatric traumatic brain-injured patient. Careful attention to intubation techniques, maintenance of adequate oxygen delivery, avoidance of hypoxia, and judicious use of PEEP and other respiratory therapeutics all can be invaluable in the care of the pediatric traumatic brain-injured patient and may ultimately enhance outcome in this sometimes devastating disease.

• Authors: E L Berning, M R Anderson
• Journal: Respiratory care clinics of North America (Respir Care Clin N Am) Vol. 7 Issue 1 Pg. 39-57 (Mar 2001) ISSN: 1078-5337 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11584804 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Hypnotics and Sedatives
• Oxygen

Topics

• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Craniocerebral Trauma (diagnosis, mortality, therapy)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Hypnotics and Sedatives (administration & dosage)
• Infant
• Injury Severity Score
• Intubation, Intratracheal (methods)
• Male
• Oxygen (therapeutic use)
• Respiration, Artificial (methods)
• Respiratory Insufficiency (etiology, therapy)
• Respiratory Mechanics (physiology)
• Risk Assessment
• Survival Rate
• Tracheotomy