A Personalized, 3-Dimensionally Printed, Oronasal Noninvasive Ventilation Mask for an Infant with Acute Respiratory Failure
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a first-line treatment for acute respiratory failure in the intensive care unit (ICU), but interface selection poses a major challenge.1 Commercial masks are not well adapted to the wide variety of facial dimensions of young children, resulting frequently in large, unintended air leakage, skin-pressure injuries, patient-ventilator asynchrony, and discomfort.1 As such, mask fit is a potentially modifiable factor to increase NIV treatment success in pediatric acute respiratory failure, underscoring the need for personalized strategies.
Rosemijne R.W.P. Pigmans (Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Amsterdam UMC)
Rozalinde Klein-Blommert (Amsterdam UMC)
Toon Huysmans (TU Delft - Industrial Design Engineering)
Coen D. Dijkman (Amsterdam UMC)
Reinout A. Bem (Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development)
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Abstract
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a first-line treatment for acute respiratory failure in the intensive care unit (ICU), but interface selection poses a major challenge.1 Commercial masks are not well adapted to the wide variety of facial dimensions of young children, resulting frequently in large, unintended air leakage, skin-pressure injuries, patient-ventilator asynchrony, and discomfort.1 As such, mask fit is a potentially modifiable factor to increase NIV treatment success in pediatric acute respiratory failure, underscoring the need for personalized strategies.
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