Newer ventilators allow neonates to use what type of trigger for better synchronization with the ventilator?
a. Time
b. Flow
c. Pressure
d. Volume
ANS: B
Patients can trigger breaths based on a pressure or flow change that is sensed by the ventilator. In neonates, flow sensing is more sensitive and allows better synchronization than pressure trigger-ing.
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