Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist improves survival, and its early application accelerates weaning in preterm infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence to show that neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) improves clinical outcomes is lacking. We aimed to analyze whether NAVA improves respiratory outcomes in preterm infants who require invasive mechanical ventilation.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted in 122 very low birthweight infants who required invasive mechanical ventilation for more than 24 h at one tertiary neonatal intensive care unit in Korea from January 2016 to June 2023. Subjects were divided into three groups: early NAVA for those supported with NAVA before the seventh day of life (n = 18), late NAVA for those supported with NAVA later than the seventh day (n = 18), and conventional for those supported with conventional ventilation modes other than NAVA (n = 86).

Res

SUBMITTER: Lee Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653427 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature