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A 2-week-old male, 900 g, born at 27 weeks gestational age is scheduled emergently for exploratory laparotomy for free air in the abdomen. Vital signs are BP = 50/30 mmHg, P = 185 bpm, T = 36.2°C. His hemoglobin is 13.0 g/dL. He is intubated with a 2.5 mm oral endotracheal tube. Ventilator settings are FiO2 = 0.5, RR = 30/min, PEEP = 3 cm H2O, PIP = 28 cm H2O.
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Holzman, R.S., Mancuso, T.J., Sethna, N.F., DiNardo, J.A. (2010). Prematurity/Extreme Prematurity. In: Pediatric Anesthesiology Review. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1617-4_8
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