To compare the postoperative outcome according to the type of anesthesia, formerly prematured and high-risk infants who had received and weaned ventilator care preoperatively and had undergone inguinal herniorrhaphy were enrolled in this study. Immediate pre- and post-operative respiratory data which contained the lowest respiratory rates, SpO2, heart rates and the incidence of hypoxemia and br...

Non-invasive ventilation was among the earliest forms of respiratory support used in infants with respiratory failure in the early seventies. Its use in preterm infants, however, subsided to the use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (N-CPAP). Continuous distending pressure provided by N-CPAP improves oxygenation by stabilising lung volume in infants with respiratory distress syndrome...

OBJECTIVE To determine differences in the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) or death in extremely low birth weight infants managed on high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective data analysis from the Alere Neonatal Database for infants born between January 2008 and July 2013, weighing ≤1000 g at birth, and rec...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES We used near-infrared spectroscopy to document changes in cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (SctO2) in response to ventilation mode alterations after bidirectional Glenn (BDG; superior cavopulmonary connection) procedure. We also determined whether spontaneous ventilation have a beneficial effect on hemodynamic status, lactate and SctO2 when compared with other ventilation m...

OBJECTIVES To measure airway pressures during closed system suctioning with the ventilator set to three differing modes of ventilation. METHODS Closed system suctioning was conducted in 16 patients following cardiac surgery. Suctioning was performed using a 14 French catheter with a vacuum level of -500 cmH2O through an 8.0 mm internal diameter endotracheal tube. The lungs were mechanically v...

BACKGROUND Few studies have investigated the factors affecting aerosol delivery during non-invasive ventilation (NIV). Our aim was to investigate, using a bench-top model, the effect of different ventilator settings and positions of the exhalation port and nebulizer on the amount of albuterol delivered to a lung simulator. METHODS A lung model simulating spontaneous breathing was connected to...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a new technique for pressure-volume curve tracing. DESIGN Prospective experimental study. SETTING Animal research laboratory. SUBJECTS Six anesthetized rats. INTERVENTIONS Two pressure-volume curves were obtained by means of the super-syringe method (gold standard) and the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) method. For the CPAP method, the ventilator was sw...

Introduction CPAP Versus Noninvasive Ventilation Patient Selection COPD Exacerbation Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Post-Extubation Immunocompromised Patients ARDS Acute Asthma Community-Acquired Pneumonia Do Not Intubate or Do Not Resuscitate Pre-oxygenation Before Intubation Post-Operative Respiratory Failure Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Bronchoscopy When to Start, When to Stop, When to Tran...

Background. Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is a mode of mechanical ventilation that theoretically believed to improve cardiac output by lowering right atrial pressure. However, hemodynamic parameters have never been formally assessed. Methods. Seven healthy swine were intubated and sedated. A baseline assessment of conventional ventilation (assist control) and positive end-expirator...

Since its introduction over 30 years ago,1 bubble CPAP has become an important part of the management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Similar to “ventilatorderived” or “machine-derived” CPAP devices, bubble CPAP devices apply pressure to the neonatal respiratory system via nasal prongs placed into the infant’s nostrils, forming a tight seal to minimize leak. On the other hand, bubble...