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  • Neonatal Medicine
  • Respiratory Physiology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Non-invasive ventilation is crucial for preterm infants.
  • Current methods may lack optimal patient-ventilator synchrony.
  • Diaphragm electrical activity (Edi) offers a potential target for adaptive ventilation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the feasibility and tolerance of NeuroPAP, a new ventilation mode.
  • To assess NeuroPAP's impact on ventilation pressure and diaphragm electrical activity (Edi).
  • To compare patient-ventilator synchrony between NeuroPAP and standard non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV).

Main Methods:

  • Prospective, cross-over, single-centre feasibility study.
  • Stable preterm infants ventilated with NIPPV were switched to NeuroPAP.
  • NeuroPAP adjusted pressure support proportionally to Edi.

Main Results:

  • NeuroPAP was feasible and well-tolerated in 20 preterm infants.
  • Patient-ventilator synchrony significantly improved with NeuroPAP (83% vs 9%, p<0.001).
  • PEEP adjusted dynamically with diaphragm activity during NeuroPAP.

Conclusions:

  • NeuroPAP is a feasible and well-tolerated ventilation mode for preterm infants.
  • NeuroPAP enables adaptive PEEP based on diaphragm electrical activity.
  • Further research is needed to confirm clinical outcome benefits.