Jornal de pediatria
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Jornal de pediatria · Jan 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison between intermittent mandatory ventilation and synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation with pressure support in children.
To compare intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) with synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation plus pressure support (SIMV+PS) in terms of time on mechanical ventilation, duration of weaning and length of stay in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). ⋯ Among the children studied here, there was no statistically significant difference between IMV and SIMV+PS in terms of time on MV, duration of weaning or time spent in the PICU. ClinicalTrials.govID: NCT00549809.