Effect of Two Different Ventilation Methods on Ventilation Function in Preterm Infants during Recovery Period of RDS

Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Research DOI: 10.32629/jcmr.v7i1.5085

Caixia Liu

Pediatrics Department, Taihe Hospital of Shiyan City (Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine), Shiyan 442000, Hubei, China

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effects of two different ventilation methods on ventilation function in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) during the recovery period. Methods: 100 preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of our hospital from January 2022 to January 2025 were selected as the study subjects. According to the random number table method, they were divided into high-frequency oscillatory ventilation combined with volume guarantee (HFOV-VG) group (50 cases) and conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) group (50 cases). Compare the invasive mechanical ventilation time and total respiratory support time, arterial blood gas analysis results [arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO₂), carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO₂), inspired oxygen fraction (FiO₂)], and the occurrence of adverse reactions between the two groups. Results: Both invasive mechanical ventilation time and total respiratory support time in HFOV-VG group were shorter than those in CMV group (P<0.05). The PaO₂ levels in the HFOV-VG group at 6h, 12h, and 24h were all lower than those in the CMV group (P<0.05). The PaCO₂ levels in the HFOV-VG group at 6h, 12h, and 24h were all lower than those in the CMV group (P<0.05). The FiO₂ levels in the HFOV-VG group at 30 minutes, 6 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours were all lower than those in the CMV group (P<0.05). The incidence of hypocapnia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and intraventricular hemorrhage in the HFOV-VG group was significantly lower than that in the CMV group (P<0.05), and there was no difference in the incidence of other complications (P>0.05), but there was a tendency to decrease in the HFOV-VG group. Conclusion: HFOV-VG demonstrated significant advantages compared with CMV in the management of ventilatory function during the recovery period of RDS in preterm infants, including shortening ventilation time, improving oxygenation, and reducing the incidence of key complications.

Keywords

high-frequency oscillatory ventilation; volume guarantee; conventional mechanical ventilation; respiratory distress syndrome; preterm infants

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