MedicinePediatricsRespiratory TherapyInfant HealthNeonatologyPediatric PulmonologyCare Of Premature InfantsContinuous Positive Airway PressureNeonatal Intensive CarePositive Airway Pressure TherapyRespiratory Distress In NewbornsRespiratory Distress SyndromeAirway Management In InfantsBubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure SystemsNeonatal ExtubationNeonatal Mechanical VentilationNeonatal Respiratory Distress SyndromePediatric Positive Airway Pressure TherapyPreterm Infant Respiratory FailureTreatment Modality Selection
Bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) was introduced more than 30 years ago for infants with respiratory distress. With this, there had been reports of decreased incidence of mechanical ventilation and chronic lung disease among the premature, as well as less failure of extubation. This report described how this treatment modality was adopted locally and showed it might be associated with less apnoea among very low birth weight (VLBW) and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants post extubation with improved non-pulmonary outcomes.
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N Y Boo · Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal · 2005 · 188 citations · Full text
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