Respiratory Failure

Non tutto ciò che sibila è wheezing: dispnea persistente da massa cervico-mediastinica

Perna M, Pugliese F, Gatti S

2026/5 — pag. 129-130 — DOI

The paper presents the case of a 13-month-old girl admitted to the Emergency Unit with progressive respiratory failure, initially misdiagnosed as asthmatic bronchitis or foreign body aspiration. Due to her rapid clinical deterioration and an exceptio...

Assistenza ventilatoria non invasiva: dalla teoria alla pratica

Grigoletto V, Cognigni M, Badina L, Ghirardo S, Maschio M, Mazzari L, Amaddeo A.

2024/8 — pag. 490-498 — DOI

Noninvasive respiratory assistance strategies are becoming part of everyday life for paediatricians, both in hospitals and territorial settings. In the acute condition, a timely and correct use of noninvasive respiratory support can improve the outco...

L'ossigenoterapia

Traunero A, Lorenzon B, Amaddeo A, Barbi E.

2023/2 — pag. 85-95 — DOI

Oxygen supplementation represents a fundamental therapy in several clinical conditions, both acute and chronic. Starting from some concepts of respiratory physiopathology, this paper discusses the approach to a child with respiratory distress and res...

Trapianto di polmone in fibrosi cistica

A. Agrusti, M. Bramuzzo, M. Maschio, A. Ventura

2017/2 — pag. 99-106

Background - Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare genetic disease that progressively involves the pancreatic and pulmonary functions: as respiratory failure develops, lung transplantation is the only therapeutic option available nowadays. Objective - Th...

Salva una pianta, mangia un vegano!

M. Copertino

2015/4 — pag. 257-258

L’ossigenoterapia. Indicazioni, vie di somministrazione e parametri da valutare

P. Petaros, P. Salierno, Ingrid Rabach, E. Barbi, G. Longo

2007/5 — pag. 291-297

The main issues concerning oxygen treatment in children are discussed in this paper ranging from physiopathological premises to practical daily issues. Indications to oxygen treatment, monitoring issues, clinical tips, advantages and disadvantages of...