Overview

Children’s Minnesota features the largest pediatric asthma center in the state, an accredited primary ciliary dyskineshia center, and a renowned cystic fibrosis center which is considered a leader in the field.

Conditions treated

• Primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis
• Chronic respiratory failure/apnea syndromes

Services offered

• Mechanical ventilation
• Noninvasive ventilation
• Aerosol therapy
• Airway clearance and bronchial drainage
• Oxygen and humidity therapy
• Flexible bronchoscopy
• Diagnostic bronchoscopy
• Exhaled nitric oxide testing
• Pulse oximetry
• Non-invasive CO2 monitoring
• Patient and family education and training for asthma and tracheostomy care

Related Specialty

• Cardiovascular care
• Neonatology
• Pediatric intensive care unit
• Pulmonary medicine
• Emergency/trauma