Mechanical ventilation of the neonate during magnetic resonance imaging

Minimum deadspace manifolds have shown promise as a means for assuring effective ventilation of the ventilator-dependent patient undergoing magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The use of these manifolds in the neonatal patient requires some modification. Six neonatal patients were studied utilizing a modified neonatal ventilator tubing. The results of this study demonstrate no significant difference in pre-study and post-study parameters for heart rate, respiratory rate, transcutaneous oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, oxygen saturation and end-tidal carbon dioxide levels, when utilizing the minimum deadspace manifold and single limb ventilator tubing.