Backup ventilation during neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in preterm infants.

Juyoung Lee Vilhelmiina Parikka Liisa Lehtonen Hanna Soukka

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2021)

The proportion of backup ventilation during NAVA showed how the control of breathing matured with increasing PMA. Even the most immature infants triggered most of their breaths by their own respiratory effort. An acute increase in the proportion of backup ventilation anticipated clinical deterioration.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
preterm infants
mechanical ventilation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
low birth weight
liver failure
acute respiratory distress syndrome
drug induced