Advances on neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in newborn infant / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Neurally ajd usted ventilatory assist( NAVA) uses the electrical activity of the diaphragm as a neural trigger to synchronize mechanical ventilatory breaths with the patient′s neural respiratory drive. Some studies have shown that compared with pressure-support ventilation,NAVA can improve patient-venti-lator synchrony while maintaining spontaneous breathing,unload respiratory musculaturei n term adn prte erm i nfants.Further studies are needed to determ ine whether NA VA will have significant impact on the overall outcomes of neonates.