The benefits of using NAVA on all preterm infants
Dr. Juyoung Lee, pediatrician in the Division of Neonatology at the Inha University College of Medicine in the Republic of Korea, routinely use Getinge’s innovation Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) with diaphragm monitoring (Edi) on all preterm infants born in her unit. “We are applying NAVA from the first days of life, and the results are amazing. I don’t observe any severe cases of the chronic lung disease bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and some infants born in the 23[d] week with a weight of 500 grams can be weaned off invasive ventilation already after two weeks.