Tracheal aspirate IL-8 concentration and airway epithelial cell IL-8 expression are each increased in premature infants undergoing mechanical ventilation. We sought to determine the cytokines ...

Determine the contemporary incidence of pathogenic tracheal aspirate (TA) cultures when obtained within 12 h of birth, and to associate TA culture results with specific clinical conditions that ...

Tracheal aspirate cultures recommended to guide antibiotic therapy, but not for routine surveillance. HealthDay News — Recommendations have been developed for management of pediatric patients with ...

Background The primary objective of this study was to determine the efficiency of a pneumatic device in controlling cuff pressure (P cuff) in patients intubated with polyurethane-cuffed tracheal tubes ...

A 10-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia was transferred to our hospital on August 31. The patient required mechanical ventilation for worsening lobar pneumonia, despite the administration ...