Respiratory Care for the Ventilated Neonate

Invasive ventilation is often necessary for the treatment of newborn infants with respiratory insufficiency. The neonatal patient has unique physiological characteristics such as small airway caliber, few collateral airways, compliant chest wall, poor airway stability, and low functional residual ca...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Rocha, Paulo Soares, Américo Gonçalves, Ana Isabel Silva, Diana Almeida, Sara Figueiredo, Susana Pissarra, Sandra Costa, Henrique Soares, Filipa Flôr-de-Lima, Hercília Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7472964
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