Respiratory distress syndrome
Successful postnatal adaptation depends mainly on 2 factors: Spontaneous breathing (water in lungs resorbed into blood/lymphatic vessels = gas exchange = increased pO₂ = pulmonary vasodilation …
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) = chronic lung disease (CLD) of newborns that is associated with acute respiratory failure (various origins) and mechanical ventilation (“old” BPD). BPD can be also …
Oxygen therapy
We should attempt to maintain normoxemic oxygenation in order to prevent hypoxic injury (mainly in the cerebral tissue). On the other hand, oxygen should be carefully titrated to …
