OPEN FORUM #11
Neonatal and Pediatric Care—Part 2
Monday December 7, 2009
3:00 P.M.–4:55 P.M.
San Antonio Convention Center Room 202
1. Mid Frequency Ventilation: Optimum Settings for Neonates—Robert L Chatburn RRT-NPS FAARC, Cleveland OH
2. Evidence Based Infant Toddler Respiratory Protocols—Thomas A Seidensticker, Carol Stream IL
3. Unplanned Extubations (UE) in NICU and PICU as a Quality Measure—Dave N Crotwell RRT-NPS, Seattle WA
4. High Frequency Ventilator (HFV) Tidal Volume (TV) Distribution to Inhomogeneous Lungs in a Neonatal Test Lung Model—Robert Gillette MD, San Antonio TX
5. Neonatal Mechanical Ventilator Tubing Compliance: When Should Calculations Be Performed?—Keith Hirst, Boston MA
6. Collection of Exhaled Breath Condensate in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients—Amy L Robinson RRT-NPS, Atlanta GA
7. Improving a Pediatric Respiratory Care Consult Service for Airway Clearance: A Four Year Review—Kathleen Deakins MSHCA, Cleveland OH
8. Should the Fisher and Paykel RT 236 Infant Circuit Be Re-Tested After Heating Up to Compensate for Possible Changes in Tubing Compliance?—Matt McNally, Lebanon NH
9. Capnographic Monitoring of Post-Op Norwood Stage 1 During Extracoporeal Life Support (ECLS)—Roy Ramirez, Orange CA
10. Trigger Sensitivity of Non-Invasive Ventilators in a Pediatric Lung Model—Craig D Smallwood, Boston MA
11. Use of an Anesthesia Machine for Isoflurane Delivery in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit—Shawn Colborn, Philadelphia PA
12. Nitric Oxide Administration via an Anesthesia Machine by Respiratory Therapist in the PICU and Operating Room—Shawn Colborn, Philadelphia PA
13. Electrical Activity of the Diaphragm During Extubation Readiness Testing in the Pediatric Patient—Brian K Walsh RRT-NPS RPFT MBA FAARC, Boston MA
14. Utilization of Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) at a Children’s Hospital—John Salyer MBA RRT-NPS FAARC, Seattle WA
15. Training the Respiratory Therapist for a Special Delivery Unity—Leane Soorikian RRT-NPS, Philadelphia PA