Hypocarbia in Preterm Infants With Periventricular Leukomalacia: The Relation Between Hypocarbia and Mechanical Ventilation

Abstract

Hypocarbia was associated with PVL because the time-averaged CO(2) index was larger and the time-averaged PaCO(2) lower in infants with PVL than in those with normal development. However, the ventilator settings were similar among the infants with and without PVL.