This presentation will help guide the clinician in having better success transitioning chronic babies who have tracheostomies and require home ventilation from an ICU ventilator to a home ventilator. The tips and tricks provided in the presentation have allowed this Children’s Hospital to consistently transition babies successfully, and will offer the audience troubleshooting techniques to help overcome challenges and barriers when it comes to transitioning. The presenter will also discuss the importance of determining optimal peep on these patients and how it can enhance triggering and ventilator synchrony.
Successful completion of this course requires a score of 70% on the post-test.
Original broadcast date: May 14, 2024
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire program prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
Approved for 1.00 CRCE Hours.
SEMINAR OBJECTIVES
To provide tips and tricks for the respiratory therapist to consider when having issues transitioning to the home ventilator
To understand why determining optimal peep enhances triggering and patient ventilator synchrony
To better understand key features of a home ventilator when transitioning babies from an ICU ventilator to a home ventilator