Mechanical ventilation in children

Authors

  • Fabio Carmona Faculdade de Medicina de RibeirãoPreto, Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v45i2p185-196

Keywords:

Ventilation, Mechanical. Pediatrics. Respiratory Failure.

Abstract

The present article presents to the reader the main indications for mechanical ventilation in children andthe most common modalities; it also gives orientation for the initial ventilator settings according to theindication, and lists the main ventilation-related complications and their immediate treatment.

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Author Biography

  • Fabio Carmona, Faculdade de Medicina de RibeirãoPreto, Universidade de São Paulo
    Docente da Divisão de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica, Departamento de Puericultura e Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina de RibeirãoPreto, Universidade de São Paulo.

Published

2012-06-30

Issue

Section

Simpósio: Emergências pediátricas

How to Cite

1.
Carmona F. Mechanical ventilation in children. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 2012 Jun. 30 [cited 2026 Jan. 10];45(2):185-96. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/47595