Objective High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is increasingly used in preterm infants despite a paucity of physiological studies. We aimed to investigate the effects of HFNC on respiratory ...

Introduction Automated systems for ventilator management to date have been either fully heuristic rule-based systems or based on a combination of simple physiological models and rules. These have been ...

Preterm birth and very low birth weight (VLBW) remain major contributors to neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in low-income settings such as Indonesia, where healthcare resources are ...

Objective To determine whether weaning from nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) using heated humidified high flow nasal cannula (nHF) was non-inferior to weaning using nCPAP alone in ...

This review assesses the effect of apnoeic oxygenation during paediatric intubation on rates of hypoxaemia, successful intubation on the first attempt and other adverse events. We screened studies ...

Waveform capnography is an example of EMS as an early adopter of emerging technology. Often, in the hospital, recognition of the value of capnography has not spread beyond the confines of the ...

Objective To assess the diagnostic accuracy of peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO 2) while breathing room air for 5 min (the ‘Air-Test’) in detecting postoperative atelectasis. Design ...