A new device for mechanical ventilation of infants and small children.

Abstract

A new device for use with adult ventilators to allow neonatal and paediatric mechanical ventilation is described. It met International Standards Organisation standards during in vitro evaluation and gave good results when applied in vivo to ten children undergoing elective surgery. The device provided a safe and cost-effective means of delivering mechanical ventilation by an adult ventilator to neonatal and paediatric patients receiving general anaesthesia.