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Volumetric diffusive respirator use in neonatal respiratory failure
Author(s) -
CAMPBELL P. J.,
CHILTON H. W.,
GARVEY P. A.,
GUPTA† J. M.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1991.tb00341.x
Subject(s) - medicine , respirator , ventilation (architecture) , respiratory failure , respiratory system , high frequency ventilation , pulmonary function testing , mechanical ventilation , anesthesia , mechanical engineering , materials science , engineering , composite material
Six very low birthweight neonates with terminal respiratory failure due to severe hyalline membrane disease who failed to respond to conventional ventilation were offered a trial of high frequency jet ventilation using the volumetric diffusive respirator (VDR). All neonates showed improvement in pulmonary function. Two neonates were weaned successfully from high frequency ventilation. The results of this initial trial suggest that the volumetric diffusive respirator is a safe and effective method of ventilation in neonates with respiratory failure and that the survival rate in such neonates might be enhanced if treatment is introduced earlier in the disease.