Intermittent assisted ventilation for neonates.

Graphic analysis of pulmonary mechanics in neonates receiving assisted ventilation.

With the increasing complexity of neonatal respiratory care, pulmonary mechanics testing is emerging as a valuable tool to aid clinical decision making in the management of ventilated infants. Although there are as yet no published randomised controlled clinical trials to suggest that pulmonary mechanics testing reduces mortality or morbidity, it has-in conjunction with clinical, radiological, ...

Pressure Support Ventilation – A New Triggered Ventilation Mode for Neonates

[Intermittent mandatory ventilation--I.M.V].

High frequency oscillatory ventilation versus synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation in preterm neonates with hyaline membrane disease: a randomized controlled trial.

This randomized controlled study was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of High frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) and Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) in preterm neonates with hyaline membrane disease requiring ventilation. The ventilation strategy in both the groups included achieving optimal lung recruitment and targeted blood gases. 49 patients received...

High-frequency ventilation in neonates.

High-frequency ventilation (HFV) has been advocated to reduce lung injury and chronic lung disease (CLD) in preterm infants. Several randomized controlled trials have compared HFV with conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) in preterm and term infants. This review first discusses animal data pertinent to optimizing the application of HFV in preterm infants. Second, a meta-analysis of all ran...