Pediatric Chest Medicine Section
-
Rethinking pediatric home mechanical ventilation
Persistent disparities in caregiver burden, home nursing shortages, and access to resources highlight the need for standardized education, telemedicine integration, and national safety infrastructure.
-
Advocating for environmental justice on behalf of pediatric patients
Pediatric pulmonologists need to advocate for policies that promote environmental justice and help ensure that all children can grow up in safe, healthy environments.
-
Advancements in pediatric airway evaluation
Pediatric airway anatomy evaluation continues to evolve with the development of newer technologies such as dynamic volumetric CT scans.
-
AI applications in pediatric pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the science and engineering of making intelligent machines that mimic human cognitive functions, such as learning and problem solving.1AI tools are being increasingly utilized in pediatric pulmonary disease management to analyze the tremendous amount of patient data on environmental and physiological variables and compliance with therapy. Asthma exacerbations in young children…
-
Severe early-life respiratory infections heighten pediatric OSA risk
Children with severe lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) within the first 2 years of life had a 2.06-fold increased risk of developing pediatric OSA by age 5, according to a study comparing patients hospitalized with LRTI to controls without severe LRTI.1 Prior studies linked LRTI and OSA, but the impact of LRTI severity was unknown.2…
