This is a unique state of the art review written by a group of 21 international recognized
experts in the field that gathered during a meeting organized by the European Neuromuscular …

Objectives: More children are surviving critical illness but are at risk of residual or new health
conditions. An evidence-informed and stakeholder-recommended core outcome set is …

Background People with neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) may have weak respiratory (breathing)
muscles which makes it difficult for them to effectively cough and clear mucus from the …

Prolonged immobility is associated with significant short- and long-term morbidities in critically
ill adults and children. The majority of critically ill children remain immobilized while in the …

Background Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality
in HIV-infected African children. Microbiologic diagnosis relies predominantly on silver or …

Objective: To develop explicit criteria for patient admission in order to optimize utilization of
PICU facilities in the face of increasing demand outstripping resources. Setting: …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to update our 2015 work in the Second Pediatric Acute Lung
Injury Consensus Conference (PALICC-2) guidelines for the diagnosis and management of …

… Morrow ( 123 ) demonstrated that for ETTs ≤3.5 mm internal diameter, the recommended
catheters all occluded the ETT by more than 75%. Potentially low intrapulmonary and …

The European Neuromuscular Centre (ENMC) convened the 228th ENMC Workshop on
airway clearance techniques (ACT) in neuromuscular disorders (NMD) in Naarden, The …

Endotracheal suctioning is performed regularly in ventilated infants and children to remove
obstructive secretions. The effect of suctioning on respiratory mechanics is not known. This …