Patient-ventilator asynchrony in preterm infants on nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation.

Cornelia G de WaalRuud W van LeuterenFrans H de JonghAnton H van KaamGerard J Hutten

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2018)

Non-synchronised nIPPV results in high patient-ventilator asynchrony in preterm infants during both the inspiratory and expiratory phase of the breathing cycle. New synchronisation techniques are urgently needed and should address both inspiratory and expiratory asynchrony.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
mechanical ventilation
low birth weight
acute respiratory distress syndrome
case report
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
high intensity