Research Article: Optimizing Invasive Neonatal Respiratory Care: A Systematic Review of Invasive Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist
Abstract:
Background: Mechanical ventilation in preterm neonates aims for synchrony, preventing complications such as lung injury. Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) is a unique mode relying on diaphragmatic electrical signals for synchronization. We conducted a review focusing on the long-term consequences of using invasive NAVA in neonates with a focus on bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Methods: A systematic review following PRISMA explored invasive NAVA in preterm neonates. Primary objectives compared NAVA to conventional ventilation, assessing BPD incidence, ventilation duration, length of stay, and adverse events. Secondary objectives analyzed ventilator parameters. Results: After screening 282 records, the review incorporated two randomized controlled trials for primary outcomes and seven trials for secondary outcomes, including two randomized crossovers, four prospective crossovers, and one retrospective study. NAVA showed reduced oxygen requirement at 28 days but no significant differences in oxygen need at 36 weeks postmenstrual age, total length of stay, or ventilator days. Substantial variations were not observed in adverse events. Ventilator variables favored NAVA, indicating decreased peak inspiratory pressure, tidal volume, work of breathing, and respiratory severity score. Conclusion: Our study found no significant reduction in BPD with NAVA despite short-term benefits. Future large-scale trials are essential to assess NAVA’s impact on long-term outcomes comprehensively.
Introduction:
Ensuring patient–ventilator synchrony is one of the main objectives of mechanical ventilation in preterm neonates, particularly those with Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW < 1000 g). In critically ill pediatric, adult, and animal studies, patient–ventilator asynchrony has been linked to increased work of breathing, lung injury, diaphragmatic dysfunction, and mortality [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13]. Asynchrony also has negative consequences linked to patient discomfort and poor sleep quality [14,15,16]. Many…
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