Current status of pediatric respiratory therapist
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2023.02.010
- VernacularTitle:儿童呼吸治疗师的国际国内现状
- Author:
Pan LIU
1
;
Lijia DU
;
Yan DU
;
Guoping LU
;
Weiming CHEN
;
Jinhao TAO
Author Information
1. 国家儿童医学中心 复旦大学附属儿科医院重症医学科,上海 201102
- Keywords:
Children;
Respiratory therapist;
Respiratory therapy
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2023;30(2):131-134
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Respiratory therapist is a new profession in medicine, who works therapeutically with people suffering from pulmonary disease.Their timely treatments of patients with cardiopulmonary insufficiency can significantly reduce mortality in pediatric intensive care units.This review focused on the responsibilities of respiratory therapists, the importance of respiratory support therapy in children, and the most updated development in China as well as the problems to be solved.