Newborn infants who received prolonged PPV, intubation, chest compressions, or epinephrine should be monitored closely in a neonatal intensive care unit or similar area after their condition has stabilized. Medication What to Read Next on Medscape Related Conditions and Diseases Childhood Sleep Apnea...
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tracheal intubation, administration of vasoactive medication, or provision of fluid boluses of 60 mL/kg or greater within the 12 hours before ICU admission; tracheal intubation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or death within the first hour of ICU admission...
Even with use of modern instructional aids, including realistic artificial models, animal laboratory experience, and intellectual preparation, the novice medical professional must perform her or his first intubation, central line placement, and other relatively risky procedures on actual patients. The ...
20% of infants were intubated by a transport nurse or RT at the referring facility. They concluded that there was a low incidence of complications in intubated neonates when transported by personnel trained inintubationandneonatal resuscitation. Leslie and Stephenson12found that transports directed by ...
Pediatric convulsive status epilepticus (cSE) is a neurologic emergency with potential for morbidity and mortality. Rapid treatment and escalation of therapies to achieve early seizure control is paramount in preventing complications and providing the best patient outcomes. Although guidelines recommend early...
For nine months, neonatal procedures (stabilization at birth, intubations and sterile line insertions) were video recorded and reviewed with the neonatal care providers. Action research was used to identify and address areas for improvement which were categorized as (1) protocol/equipment adjustments,...
The most frequent modalities withdrawn were intravenous administration, ventilation, and intubation. In 24% of cases, all three treatment modalities were withdrawn. Table 3 Treatments that were in place and then withdrawn from children Full size table Discussion Withdrawing treatment is not only a ...
aspiration. Protocols governing the need for tracheal intubation vary among different institutions and regions of the country; rarely, however, are pre-hospital providers routinely taught the importance of gastric decompression. Most emergency medical system first providers operate under the guidelines that...
(Fig. 3andVideos 1and2). If the sliding lung sign is absent, a pneumothorax should be suspected. Be aware that if the patient is not ventilating well, as may happen with pain or right mainstemintubation, the sliding lung sign may be diminished or absent and may result in a false ...