Volume Targeted Ventilation in Preterm Infants
Volume Targeted Ventilation in Preterm Infants
Volume Targeted Ventilation in Preterm Infants
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Prevention of ventilator <strong>in</strong>duced<br />
lung <strong>in</strong>jury<br />
• Avoidance of volutrauma<br />
– Avoid excessive V T<br />
Limit Pressure (PIP – PEEP)<br />
– Avoid excessive lung volume<br />
High PEEP, gas trapp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance of lung volume<br />
– Apply sufficient PEEP<br />
– Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> sufficient V T<br />
– Avoid collapse – recruitment cycles<br />
• Can volume targeted ventilation help?
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