How to Extubate a Toddler

Dr. Alyssa Stoner is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and practicing pediatric intensivist at Children's Mercy Kansas City.
Dr. Gina Patel is a fellow in pediatric critical care at Children's Mercy Kansas City.

Objectives for this episode:

• The participant will be able to describe 3 factors that influence a patient’s readiness to extubate. 
• The participant will be able determine the appropriate level of respiratory support to extubate to based on the patient’s clinical picture. 
• The participant will be able to develop and execute a patient’s extubation

 References: 

1. Best KM, Boullata JI, Curley MA. Risk factors associated with iatrogenic opioid and benzodiazepine withdrawal in critically ill pediatric patients: a systematic review and conceptual model. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015;16(2):175-183. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000000306
2. Wratney AT, Benjamin DK Jr, Slonim AD, He J, Hamel DS, Cheifetz IM. The endotracheal tube air leak test does not predict extubation outcome in critically ill pediatric patients. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Sep;9(5):490-6. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181849901. PMID: 18679147; PMCID: PMC2782931.
3. Newth CJ, Hotz JC, Khemani RG. Ventilator Liberation in the Pediatric ICU. Respir Care. 2020;65(10):1601-1610. doi:10.4187/respcare.07810
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5. Veldhoen, Esther S et al. “Post-extubation stridor in Respiratory Syncytial Virus bronchiolitis: Is there a role for prophylactic dexamethasone?.” PloS one vol. 12,2 e0172096. 16 Feb. 2017, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172096

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