Comment on 'adult ICU ventilators to provide neonatal ventilation: a lung simulator study'.

摘要

Marchese et al. studied the performances of five ventilators designed to ventilate patients of all ages and sizes from neonates to adults [1]. They concluded that all ventilators were able to equal the performance of a specific neonatal ventilator (Babylog 8000 plus). Although we agree with those conclusions, we would like to comment on two points raised by this manuscript: trigger characteristics and the reproducibility of the tests.