Abstract
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis shows that volume-targeted ventilation (VTV) compared with pressure-limited ventilation (PLV) reduce death and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pneumothorax, hypocarbia and severe cranial ultrasound abnormalities. In this paper, we present published research and our experience with volume guarantee (VG) ventilation, a VTV mode available on the Dräger Babylog 8000plus and VN500 ventilators. The VG algorithm measures the expired tidal volume (VT) for each inflation and adjusts the peak inflating pressure for the next inflation to deliver a VT set by the clinician. The advantage of controlling expired VT is that this is less influenced by endotracheal tube leak than inspired VT. VG ventilation can be used with an endotracheal tube leak up to ∼50%. Initial set VT for infants with respiratory distress syndrome should be 4.0 to 5.0 ml kg−1. The set VT should be adjusted to maintain normocapnoea. Setting the peak inflating pressure limit well above the working pressure is important to enable the ventilator to deliver the set VT, and to avoid frequent alarms. This paper provides a practical guide on how to use VG ventilation.
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Dr Wheeler is supported in part by a Monash University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship. Professor Davis is supported in part by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellowship. The research has been supported by Australian NHMRC grants.
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Colin Morley has been a consultant to Dräger Medical. Dräger Medical has not contributed any financial support for this manuscript or had any part in the authorship, although they have checked the manuscript for errors of fact. Dräger Medical has assisted the authors with technical information involving different research projects some of which have been included in this manuscript.
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Klingenberg, C., Wheeler, K., Davis, P. et al. A practical guide to neonatal volume guarantee ventilation. J Perinatol 31, 575–585 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2011.98
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