TY - JOUR T1 - Mechanical Ventilation of the Neonate: Should We Target Volume or Pressure? JF - Respiratory Care SP - 1236 LP - 1243 VL - 54 IS - 9 AU - Steven M Donn AU - Win Boon Y1 - 2009/09/01 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/54/9/1236.abstract N2 - 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. ER -