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- Title
Chest trauma in children—what an anesthesiologist should know.
- Authors
Bird, Ruth; Braunold, Daniel; Matava, Clyde T; von Ungern‐Sternberg, Britta
- Abstract
Injury is the leading cause of death in children, with chest trauma accounting for 25% of this mortality. In addition, these patients often present with multiple system injuries, which require simultaneous management. These concurrent injuries can lead to challenges when prioritizing tasks in the resuscitation room and during anesthetic management. In addition, changes from spontaneous ventilation to positive pressure ventilation can impact lung physiology. Therefore, a clear communication plan with careful monitoring and vigilance is needed for intubation and ventilation in these children. These injuries also require specific strategies to prevent barotrauma which could lead to complications such as respiratory failure, pneumonia, sepsis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. This educational review aims to guide clinicians managing pediatric chest trauma through some of the critical decision‐making regarding intubation, ventilation, and subsequent management of injuries.
- Subjects
POSITIVE pressure ventilation; ADULT respiratory distress syndrome; CHILDREN'S injuries; CHILD mortality; ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
- Publication
Pediatric Anesthesia, 2022, Vol 32, Issue 2, p340
- ISSN
1155-5645
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pan.14340