Guideline · Consensus statement
Recommendations for mechanical ventilation of critically ill children from the Paediatric Mechanical Ventilation Consensus Conference (PEMVECC).
- Airway
- Asthma
- Intubation
- Mechanical ventilation
- Medical
- Non-invasive ventilation and high flow
- Nursing
- PARDS
- Physiotherapy
- Respiratory
This guideline is from 2017, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
European consensus recommendations on mechanical ventilation of critically ill children, developed by a 15-expert PEMVECC panel convened by ESPNIC using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method. It covers 152 recommendations spanning monitoring, oxygenation and ventilation targets, supportive measures, weaning and extubation readiness, and disease-specific guidance for normal, obstructive, restrictive and mixed lung disease, chronic ventilation, cardiac patients and lung hypoplasia. Nearly all recommendations reached strong agreement. Intended to harmonise practice and provide a standard of care for daily PICU practice and research.
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