Extubation

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Executive Summary of the Second International Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (PALICC-2). Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies

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The "air leak" test around the endotracheal tube, as a predictor of postextubation stridor, is age dependent in children

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Corticosteroids for the prevention and treatment of post-extubation stridor in neonates, children and adults. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

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Iyer NP, Rotta AT, Essouri S, et al. Association of Extubation Failure Rates With High-Flow Nasal Cannula, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, and Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy in Infants and Young Children: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. JAMA pediatrics. 2023;177(8):774-781. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.1478

Jiang J, Pan J. Preventive use of non-invasive ventilation is associated with reduced risk of extubation failure in patients on mechanical ventilation for more than 7 days: a propensity-matched cohort study. Intern Med J. Nov 2020;50(11):1390-1396. doi:10.1111/imj.14740

Murad MH, Asi N, Alsawas M, Alahdab F. New evidence pyramid. Evid Based Med. Aug 2016;21(4):125-7. doi:10.1136/ebmed-2016-110401

Khemani RG, Sekayan T, Hotz J, Flink RC, Rafferty GF, Iyer N, Newth CJL. Risk Factors for Pediatric Extubation Failure: The Importance of Respiratory Muscle Strength. Critical care medicine. Aug 2017;45(8):e798-e805. doi:10.1097/ccm.0000000000002433

Chen HC, Ruan SY, Huang CT, et al. Pre-extubation functional residual capacity and risk of extubation failure among patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure. Sci Rep. Jan 22 2020;10(1):937. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58008-4

Oviedo P, Engorn B, Carvalho D, Hamrick J, Fisher B, Gollin G. The impact of routine post-anesthesia care unit extubation for pediatric surgical patients on safety and operating room efficiency. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jan;57(1):100-103. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.09.019. Epub 2021 Sep 20. PMID: 34688493.