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  • 1Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Pediatrics, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, 101 Dudley Street, Providence RI 02905, USA.

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Volume-targeted ventilation offers significant benefits for extremely preterm infants, yet its adoption remains slow. This review highlights the advantages of tidal volume control for improved clinical outcomes in neonates.

Keywords:
Lung-protective ventilationMechanical ventilationOpen lungTidal volumeVentilator-associated lung injuryVolume-targeted ventilation

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Area of Science:

  • Neonatal respiratory support
  • Pediatric critical care medicine

Background:

  • Volume-targeted ventilation (VTV) offers significant benefits for high-risk extremely preterm infants.
  • Traditional pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) remains prevalent despite evidence favoring VTV.
  • Barriers to VTV adoption include clinician comfort, equipment availability, and understanding VTV's nuances.

Approach:

  • This review emphasizes using tidal volume as the primary control variable in mechanical ventilation.
  • It aims to enhance clinician understanding of VTV's interaction with awake, breathing infants.
  • Evidence-based tidal volume targets for various clinical scenarios are provided.

Key Points:

  • Optimizing VTV requires focus on underlying lung pathophysiology and individualized ventilator settings.
  • Understanding the interaction between VTV and the infant's respiratory effort is crucial.
  • Appropriate tidal volume targets are essential for successful implementation.

Conclusions:

  • Successful VTV implementation can lead to improved clinical outcomes in extremely preterm infants.
  • Overcoming barriers to VTV adoption is critical for advancing neonatal respiratory care.
  • This review provides a foundation for evidence-based VTV use in neonatology.