Association between ventilation index and time on mechanical ventilation in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis

[Association between ventilation index and time on mechanical ventilation in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis].

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between time on mechanical ventilation and anthropometric, clinical and pulmonary function variables, measured early, in infants on invasive mechanical ventilation with acute respiratory failure due to viral bronchiolitis, and the temporal progression of variables with significant correlations. METHODS Twenty-nine infants admitted to the pediatric intensi...

Association between oxygenation and ventilation indices with the time on invasive mechanical ventilation in infants.

BACKGROUND Invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is a common practice in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). However, the role of oxygenation (OI) and ventilation (VI) indices regarding the time on IMV has not been fully understood. BASIC PROCEDURES The study was conducted with infants up to 24 months of age, hospitalized in PICU for two consecutive years. The values of ventilatory paramete...

Association between oxygenation and ventilation indices with the time on invasive mechanical ventilation in infants

Mechanical Ventilation Drives Inflammation in Severe Viral Bronchiolitis

INTRODUCTION Respiratory insufficiency due to severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is the most frequent cause of paediatric intensive care unit admission in infants during the winter season. Previous studies have shown increased levels of inflammatory mediators in airways of mechanically ventilated children compared to spontaneous breathing children with viral bronchiolitis. In th...

Characteristics and progression of children with acute viral bronchiolitis subjected to mechanical ventilation

OBJECTIVE To analyze the characteristics of children with acute viral bronchiolitis subjected to mechanical ventilation for three consecutive years and to correlate their progression with mechanical ventilation parameters and fluid balance. METHODS Longitudinal study of a series of infants (< one year old) subjected to mechanical ventilation for acute viral bronchitis from January 2012 to Sep...