Patient-Ventilator Interaction

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• Important interactions between the infant and the ventilator occur routinely during invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation. Some of these interactions can have significant effects on ventilation and gas exchange…

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Automation of Respiratory Support

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• The settings during conventional ventilation and oxygen supplementation require frequent adjustments to adapt to the changing needs of the preterm infant. • Because of the premature infant’s respiratory instability…

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Cell-Based Therapy for Neonatal Lung Diseases

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• The postnatal lung contains populations of stem cells with the capacity to reconstitute the lung following injury. • Prematurity and its antecedent factors may alter lung stem cell programming…

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Pulmonary-Cardiovascular Interaction

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• The respiratory and cardiac systems are integrally related both anatomically and functionally and as a result there are significant interactions, particularly in the newborn period. • Inappropriately high airway…

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Oxygenation Instability in the Premature Infant

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• Premature infants present with frequent episodes of spontaneous intermittent hypoxemia. These episodes are more prevalent in infants who require prolonged mechanical ventilation. • A common mechanism triggering intermittent hypoxemia…

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