Neonatal intensive care : the journal of perinatology-neonatology
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We studied the ability of a new pulse oximeter to detect hyperoxemia in neonates. ⋯ The new pulse oximeter evaluated detected 89% of episodes of hyperoxemia with upper alarm limits set at 95% and 95% of episodes if upper limit was set at 94%. As previously reported, both individual device algorithms and upper alarm limits chosen determine ability of pulse oximeters to detect hyperoxemia.
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Neonatal Intensive Care · Mar 1994
Historical ArticleThe laryngeal mask airway for neonatal resuscitation.
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Delivery of medications by some infusion devices is irregular. This study investigated instantaneous flow in several infusion devices set at a rate of 1 ml/hr. The following devices were tested: Infusion Pumps: IMED 956A, IVAC 570, IVION "Kids Pump." Syringe Pumps: Medfusion, Baxter, Baxter OR. ⋯ IMED 965A (0.005+/-0.014), IVION Kid's Pump (0.002+/-0.009), IVAC 570 (0.001+/-0.006). The Baxter syringe pump (0.002+/-0.009) also had a wide variance in flow. The Baxter OR (0.001+/-0.005) and the Medfusion (0.001+/-0.008) syringe pumps maintained the most consistent flow and showed less variance than the other devices tested.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Neonatal Intensive Care · May 1992
Volume-controlled ventilation for severe neonatal respiratory failure.
Volume-controlled ventilation was utilized as a rescue modality in six newborn infants with severe respiratory failure. Infants were switched from time-cycled, pressure-limited ventilation to volume-controlled ventilation at 10-12 mL/kg using the VIP-Bird infant ventilator. ⋯ Preliminary analysis of pulmonary function during volume-controlled ventilation suggests differences in the patterns of delivery of tidal volume and minute ventilation, which are more consistent. This may improve stabilization of lung volume and decrease ventilation-perfusion mismatch.