Lung protection during mechanical ventilation in the premature infant
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Williams, Emma E.
Greenough, Anne
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2021
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Mechanical ventilation can be life-saving for the premature infant, but is often injurious to immature and underdeveloped lungs. Lung injury is caused by atelectrauma, oxygen toxicity, and volutrauma. Lung protection must include appropriate lung recruitment starting in the delivery suite and throughout mechanical ventilation. Strategies include open lung ventilation, positive end-expiratory pressure, and volume-targeted ventilation. Respiratory function monitoring, such as capnography and ventilator graphics, provides clinicians with continuous real-time information and an adjunct to optimize lung-protective ventilatory strategies. Further research is needed to assess which lung-protective strategies result in a decrease in long-term respiratory morbidity.
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Clinics in Perinatology
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48
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4