[Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in paediatric intensive care units: which indications in 2010?].

Noninvasive ventilation (NVI) is increasingly used in paediatrics, although there is a high variety of practices and a paucity of published data in paediatrics. The last French consensus conference recognized a specific role of NVI for infants suffering from acute bronchiolitis with apnoea, and acute respiratory failure due to laryngotracheomalacia and cystic fibrosis. NVI is feasible and can be beneficial in paediatric acute respiratory failure during neuromuscular diseases.

[Evaluation of the French neonatologists' attitude towards the birth of an infant at less than 26 weeks' gestation].

Unlabelled: Resuscitation of infants who are born at the threshold of viability remains highly controversial. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the French neonatologists' attitude toward the birth of an infant at less than 26 weeks' gestation (WG).

Method: This article reports the results of a survey sent by the Internet to one of the neonatologists in each of the NICUs in France.

[Interfaces for pediatric noninvasive ventilation (excluding neonate)].

The quality of noninvasive ventilation in pediatrics is interface-dependent. Several types of interfaces are currently available: nasal and oral masks, nasal pillows and helmets. Despite material improvements in material design, shape, size and components, interfaces are still not adapted for most children.

[Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia outbreak in an intensive pediatric care unit].

Background: We report an outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia respiratory tract infection and colonization in an intensive pediatric care unit.P PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between February and December 1999, B. cepacia was isolated from five children hospitalized in this unit.