This study aimed to update knowledge regarding to noninvasive ventilation (NVI) on postoperative of cardiac surgery in addition at investigating if exists superiority of any modalities NVI in relation to the others. The literature review was performed on the period between 2006 and 2011, on PubMed, SciELO and Lilacs databases crossing the keywords: artificial respiration, continuous positive ai...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of negative extrathoracic pressure ventilation as a respiratory support following phrenic nerve palsy after cardiac surgery. DESIGN An uncontrolled pilot study. PATIENTS 14 patients aged one week to 30 months (median 5.3 months) with phrenic nerve palsy diagnosed by phrenic nerve conduction tests and diaphragmatic electromyograms. Four had bilateral ...

BACKGROUND During volume guarantee (VG) ventilation the peak inflating pressure (PIP) for each ventilator inflation is adjusted to ensure the expired tidal volume (V(Te)) is close to the set V(Te). Differences in the PIP between inflations triggered by the infant's inspirations and untriggered inflations are seen. AIM To investigate the effects of triggered and untriggered inflations on PIP a...

Hypercapnic respiratory failure is a common cause of death in the Prader-Willi syndrome. Its relationship to sleep-disordered breathing has not been established and there are no reports of its successful treatment. We have retrospectively reviewed the records of four patients with the syndrome, who developed ventilatory failure. Daytime arterial blood gas tensions and overnight oximetry traces ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcomes of preterm infants with respiratory distress initiated on either Heated Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula or Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure as a primary mode of respiratory support. STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING Tertiary care level III neonatal intensive care unit. PARTICIPANTS 88 preterm infants between 28 to 34...