Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in extremely low-birthweight infants.

Arata OdaYoshiya KameiTakehiko HiromaTomohiko Nakamura

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2018)

NAVA was safe in preterm infants and had a similar effect to conventional mechanical ventilation with regard to respiratory outcomes and sedation use in the chronic phase; thus, NAVA could be used in the early phase, at least before BPD worsens to improve respiratory outcomes in ELBWI.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
preterm infants
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
gestational age
weight loss