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Key points Understanding the physiology of neonatal respiratory control has served as an effective guide to common therapeutic approaches. Both the acute and longer-term consequences of intermittent hypoxemia and apnea of prematurity are subjects of intense interest. Intermittent hypoxemia may…
Most neonates requiring intensive care present with respiratory symptoms. Although standard techniques for assessing pulmonary function can be applied in a healthy infant, special limitations and problems are encountered in very small or sick neonates. Methods have been developed to…
Preterm infants are exceptionally unstable in terms of respiratory control due to both immaturity of the central nervous system and susceptibility to disease and infection. As a result, they exhibit a high incidence of apnea, bradycardia, and desaturation events during…