Regional ventilation characteristics during non-invasive respiratory support in preterm infants.

Jessica ThomsonChristoph Martin RüeggerElizabeth J PerkinsPrue M Pereira-FantiniOlivia FarrellLouise S Owen David Gerald Tingay

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2020)

There is high breath-by-breath variability in regional ventilation patterns during NIV in preterm infants. Ventilation favoured the ND lung, with ventilation inhomogeneity associated with worse oxygenation.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
respiratory failure
low birth weight
mechanical ventilation
respiratory tract