Alternative modes of ventilation in the prevention and treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Recent technologic innovations and refinements have increased and enhanced the armamentarium that potentially can prevent or ameliorate bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Short of altering the most important factor in the development of BPD--premature delivery--these new tools should allow individualization of ventilator treatment plans with a degree of sophistication not previously possible. By so doing, these techniques may shorten the often prolonged and uncertain course of recovery from BPD, and by so doing, limit the ongoing injury associated with BPD. The results of studies designed to test the utility of this new technology in the management of BPD are eagerly awaited.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
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D000403:Airway Resistance; D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008170:Lung Compliance; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted
D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants