A comprehensive treatment unit for the respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn.
Various systems have been devised to improve the therapy of idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome in newborn infants. This article describes a new ventilator which provides alternating positive and negative pressure ventilation(APNPV) in addition to the more conventional techniques. Safety aspects, technical performance and cleaning procedures are described. A brief summary of the clinical performance of the machine is given.
D004582:Electronics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical