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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2002;87:F3-F6 doi:10.1136/fn.87.1.F3
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Update on modalities of mechanical ventilators

  1. A Greenough
  1. Correspondence to:
    Professor Greenough, Children Nationwide Regional Neonatal Intensive Care, 4th floor, Ruskin Wing, King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK;
    anne.greenough{at}kcl.ac.uk.

    Abstract

    Recent advances in ventilator technology have often not been confirmed by randomised trials and instead serious shortcomings have been highlighted. Ventilation modes should only be introduced into routine clinical practice when proved efficacious in appropriately designed studies and no adverse outcomes identified by long term follow up.

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