RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mechanical Ventilation of the Neonate: Should We Target Volume or Pressure?
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 1236
OP 1243
VO 54
IS 9
A1 Steven M Donn
A1 Win Boon
YR 2009
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/54/9/1236.abstract
AB For more than 40 years conventional mechanical ventilation has been used for the treatment of neonatal respiratory failure. Until relatively recently, this was accomplished with time-cycled pressure-limited ventilation, using intermittent mandatory ventilation. Earlier attempts at volume-targeted ventilation were largely ineffective because of technological limitations. The advent of microprocessor-based devices gives the clinician an option to choose either target variable to treat neonatal patients. This paper reviews the principles of each and the accumulated evidence.