PEDIATRIC VENTILATION - OUR EXPERIENCE
Mathew.M. A.
Moscm Medical Mission Hospital, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Objective: To know the impact of Mechanical
Ventilation in Pediatrics.
Methods: 322 cases were Ventillated from January
1997 to September 2000 Age varied from Newborn to 4 Years. Indication for
Mechanical Ventilation are,
(Case
No.) (Cases
Survived)
Hyaline
Membrane Disease 186 102
Meconium
Aspiration Syndrome 48 32
Bronchopneumonia 27 25
Meningitis 28 24
Septicaemia 14 12
Surgical Cases 10 10
Others 9 7
322 212
Results: Out of 322 cases 212 cases survived. The
hours of Ventilation Varied from 6 hours to 195 hours Average-74 hours
Conclusion: The Mortality and Morbidity has
decreased