Written by outstanding authorities from all over the world, this comprehensive new textbook on pediatric and neonatal ventilation puts the focus on the effective delivery of respiratory support to children, infants and newborns. In the early chapters, developmental issues concerning the respiratory system are considered, physiological and mechanical principles are introduced and airway management and conventional and alternative ventilation techniques are discussed. Thereafter, the rational use of mechanical ventilation in various pediatric and neonatal pathologies is explained, with the emphasis on a practical step-by-step approach. Respiratory monitoring and safety issues in ventilated patients are considered in detail, and many other topics of interest to the bedside clinician are covered, including the ethics of withdrawal of respiratory support and educational issues. Throughout, the text is complemented by numerous illustrations and key information is clearly summarized in tables and lists.

Basics of respiratory physiology and mechanics in the neonate and the growing child

Basics of respiratory support and mechanical ventilation (MV)
Respiratory mechanics in the mechanically ventilated patient
Respiratory monitoring in the mechanically ventilated patient
Indications for respiratory support
Clinical use of conventional modes of ventilator support
Clinical use of non-conventional modes of ventilator support
General management of the ventilator-supported patient
Permissive hypercapnia
Adjunctive therapies in mechanically ventilated children and neonates
Complications of MV. Bronchoscopy in ventilated patients
Sedation, antalgesia and neuromuscular blockade during MV
A practical approach to non-invasive MV
Practical evidence-based and goal-directed approach to conventional MV
Practical goal-directed approach to non-conventional MV
MV in various pulmonary pathologies
Cardio-pulmonary interactions in the mechanically ventilated patient.