Journal article

Lung volume and cardiorespiratory changes during open and closed endotracheal suction in ventilated newborn infants

AB Hoellering, B Copnell, PA Dargaville, JF Mills, CJ Morley, DG Tingay

ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION | B M J PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2008

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To compare change in lung volume (DeltaV(L)), using respiratory inductive plethysmography, time to recover pre-suction lung volume (t(rec)) and the cardiorespiratory disturbances associated with open suction (OS) and closed suction (CS) in ventilated infants. DESIGN: Randomised blinded crossover trial. SETTING: Neonatal intensive care unit. PATIENTS: Thirty neonates, 20 receiving synchronised intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) and 10 high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV, four receiving muscle relaxant). INTERVENTIONS: OS and CS were performed, in random order, on each infant using a 6FG catheter at -19 kPa for 6 seconds and repeated after 1 minute. OUTCOME MEASURES..

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Awarded by Mundoch Children's Research Institute


Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council


Funding Acknowledgements

Funding: This project was funded by an unconditional Mundoch Children's Research Institute Project grant (grant ID 05028). DGT is Supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Medical Postgraduate Research Scholarship. BC was partly supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Programme grant (grant ID 384100)