Mechanical ventilation of the neonate during magnetic resonance imaging.
Minimum deadspace manifolds have shown promise as a means for assuring effective ventilation of the ventilator-dependent patient undergoing magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The use of these manifolds in the neonatal patient requires some modification. Six neonatal patients were studied utilizing a modified neonatal ventilator tubing. The results of this study demonstrate no significant difference in pre-study and post-study parameters for heart rate, respiratory rate, transcutaneous oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, oxygen saturation and end-tidal carbon dioxide levels, when utilizing the minimum deadspace manifold and single limb ventilator tubing.
McGowan
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Department of Respiratory Therapy, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
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D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical