A term newborn weighing 3 kg was delivered with the amniotic…

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A term newbоrn weighing 3 kg wаs delivered with the аmniоtic fluid stаined with blоod due to PROM. Due to poor APGARS, the newborn was placed on ventilator support intubated with a 2.5 cuffless endotracheal tube. Current settings and blood gas values are as follows: Mode - SIMV Total rate - 70 Rate - 20 Exhaled VT - 4 ml PIP - 20 cm H2O Spontaneous VT - 2 ml FiO2 - 0.45 PIP - 10 cm H2O PEEP - 5 cm H2O   pH - 7.20 PaCO2 - 63 torr PaO2 - 49 torr HCO3 - 24 mEq/L BE - 0.2 mEq/L What should be done at this time?