Avaliação da ventilação mecânica utilizada em unidade de terapia intensiva pediátrica e seus fatores de risco: em busca de uma melhor prática ventilatória / Evaluation of mechanical ventilation used in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and its risk factors: searching for a better ventilatory practice

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a major admission criteria to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Despite of that, there is just a few epidemiologic studies about it in children, and none in Brazil. It´s necessary to describe which ventilatory modes are employed in our daily practice, in order to establish our standard of care. 86 out of 241 patients, admitted to Instituto da Criança PICU from 10/01/2005 to 03/31/2006, were submitted to MV for 24 hours or more. Thirty seven met exclusion criteria. Data from 49 patients were analyzed. Major indication to MV was acute respiratory failure. Pressure ventilatory modes were used. Protective lung ventilation was underused. Analyses of risk factors for mortality and days of MV were also performed.

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insuficiência respiratória risk factors ventilation artificial ventilação mecânica intensive care units unidades de terapia intensiva pediatrics respiratory insufficiency fatores de risco pediatria

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