Spontaneous Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Breathing in the Management of Acute Pulmonary Edema in Infants

Autor: Antonio G. Galvis, Donald W. Benson
Rok vydání: 1973
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Zdroj: Clinical Pediatrics. 12:265-269
ISSN: 1938-2707
0009-9228
DOI: 10.1177/000992287301200504
Popis: This paper reports two cases of acute pulmonary edema successfully treated, when medical management failed, with continuous positive airway pres sure (CPAP) and spontaneous breathing. The clinical, laboratory, and radio logical findings indicate that this technic offers an alternative to mechanical ventilation when respiratory failure complicates pulmonary edema in infants.
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