Publications by authors named "Cassibba J"
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- The study aimed to assess a nurse-driven protocol for ending respiratory support in infants with bronchiolitis in pediatric intensive care units.
- A total of 187 infants were analyzed, revealing no significant difference in weaning failure rates, but the nurse-driven approach resulted in later discontinuation of ventilatory support and a shorter weaning duration compared to the previous method.
- Overall, while the timing of discontinuation changed, the total ventilation time and lengths of stay in the PICU and hospital remained similar between the two approaches.
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- Polysomnography (PSG) is the standard method for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, but a new digital solution using a mandibular jaw movement (MJM) sensor has been tested as a potential alternative.* -
- This study examined the effectiveness of MJM automated analysis to detect remaining apnea/hypopnea events in children aged 5 to 18 with severe OSA treated with noninvasive ventilation or continuous PAP therapy.* -
- Results showed that MJM analysis had a strong correlation with PSG, indicating it could serve as a reliable option for monitoring sleep apnea events in pediatric patients undergoing treatment.*
Introduction: Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD) represents a rare and severe group of diseases for which the etiologic workup, classification, and management remain a challenge for most pediatric pulmonologists. In France in 2018, the RespiRare network established the first multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTm) dedicated to chILD. This study aims to investigate the impact of MDTm in chILD diagnosis and management as well as user satisfaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of the study was to analyze the weaning success, the type of weaning procedures, and weaning duration in consecutive infants hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit over a winter season.
Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted in a pediatric intensive care unit in a tertiary center. Infants hospitalized for severe bronchiolitis were included and the weaning procedure from continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), noninvasive ventilation (NIV), or high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) was analyzed.