Newer forms of conventional ventilation for preterm newborns.
Although life saving, mechanical ventilation can cause complications such as ventilator-induced lung injury and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm babies. The ventilator-induced lung injury is multi-factorial. There has been an introduction of a number of newer forms of mechanical ventilation, which are aimed to reduce such complications. These are based on sound physiologic principles and clinicians should familiarize themselves with these advances.
Sinha
Sunil K
SK
University of Durham and James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom. Sunil.sinha@stees.nhs.uk
Donn
Steven M
SM
D001469:Barotrauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D055397:Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*