title: Ventilator-induced lung injury in preterm infants.
abstract: In preterm infants, the need for intubation and mechanical ventilation is associated with ventilator-induced lung injuries and subsequent bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The aim of the present review was to improve the understanding of the mechanisms of injury that involve cytokine-mediated inflammation to contribute to the development of new preventive strategies. Relevant articles were retrieved from the PubMed database using the search terms "ventilator-induced lung injury preterm", "continuous positive airway pressure", "preterm", and "bronchopulmonary dysplasia". The resulting data and other relevant information were divided into several topics to ensure a thorough, critical view of ventilation-induced lung injury and its consequences in preterm infants. The role of pro-inflammatory cytokines (particularly interleukins 6 and 8 and tumor necrosis factor alpha) as mediators of lung injury was assessed. Evidence from studies conducted with animals and human newborns is described. This evidence shows that brief periods of mechanical ventilation is sufficient to induce the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Other forms of mechanical and non-invasive ventilation were also analyzed as protective alternatives to conventional mechanical ventilation. It was concluded that non-invasive ventilation, intubation followed by early surfactant administration and quick extubation for nasal continuous positive airway pressure, and strategies that regulate tidal volume and avoid volutrauma (such as volume guarantee ventilation) protect against ventilator-induced lung injury in preterm infants.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal, Porto AlegreRS, Brasil, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - HCPA - Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil.
authors.forename: Clarissa Gutierrez
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal, Porto AlegreRS, Brasil, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - HCPA - Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil.
authors.forename: Rita C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal, Porto AlegreRS, Brasil, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre - HCPA - Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil.
authors.forename: Renato Soibelmann
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Procianoy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013990:Tidal Volume / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors; D055397:Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants