Ventilator modifications for intermittent mandatory ventilation.
A Loosko MK2 ventilator has been modified to provide IMV in newborns. IMV rate can be varied from 3-60/min. The minimum inspiration period can be theoretically as low as 0.1 sec. This modification in neonatal mechanical ventilation has been shown to be economically feasible.
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical