Forced oscillation technique for optimising PEEP in ventilated extremely preterm infants
Linda Wallström, Chiara Veneroni, Emanuela Zannin, Raffaele L. Dellacá, Richard Sindelar
Abstract
<b>PEEP during ventilation of extremely preterm infants, evaluated by bedside forced oscillation technique in the first week of life, is lower than clinically set PEEP, suggesting that surfactant treated lungs can be easily overdistended even at low PEEP</b>http://bit.ly/2FW1ZAQ
Topics & Concepts
Forced oscillationVentilation (architecture)MedicineOscillation (cell signaling)AnesthesiaPulmonary surfactantPhysicsChemistryThermodynamicsNonlinear systemBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchRespiratory Support and MechanismsNeuroscience of respiration and sleep