Mechanical ventilation is commonly used in the pediatric intensive care unit. This paper reviews studies of pediatric mechanical ventilation published in 2021. Topics include physiology, ventilator modes, alarms, disease states, airway suctioning, ventilator liberation, prolonged ventilation, and others.
Keywords: children; dead space; extubation; high-frequency ventilation; lung mechanics; mechanical ventilation; pediatrics; physiology; respiratory failure; sedation.
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