USE OF NASAL CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE TO TREAT SEVERE RECURRENT APN$OElig;A IN VERY PRETERM INFANTS*1

Autor: BrianD. Speidel, Peter M Dunn
Rok vydání: 1976
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Zdroj: The Lancet. 308:658-660
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(76)92468-5
Popis: Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (C.P.A.P.) of 2-3 mm Hg abolished or reduced the incidence of severe apnœic attacks in 5 very preterm newborn infants. It is postulated that C.P.A.P. provides a respiratory drive by reflexly stimulating the infant's pulmonary stretch receptors.
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