Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Jan 2004
How safe is intermittent positive pressure ventilation in preterm babies ventilated from delivery to newborn intensive care unit?
To examine whether clinically determined ventilator settings will produce acceptable arterial blood gas values on arrival, in preterm infants ventilated from delivery to the newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Further, to examine the usefulness of tidal volume and minute ventilation measurements at this time. ⋯ Clinically determining appropriate mechanical ventilation settings from the point of delivery to the NICU is difficult, and inadvertent overventilation may be common. Severe hyperoxia can occur in spite of adjustment of the FIO(2) concentration to achieve an SaO(2) range of 90-98%. Limiting minute ventilation during resuscitation may prevent hypocarbia.