Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Supported by Nasal Prongs Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Traditionally, delivery room management of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants consisted of immediate intubation and mechanical ventilation. There have been recent reports of success using nasal prongs continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in this population. Data on the partial pressure...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2003-09, Vol.112 (3), p.e208-e211
Main Authors: Nguyen, An T, Aly, Hany, Milner, Joshua, Patel, Kantilal M, El-Mohandes, Ayman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon Dioxide - blood
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight - physiology
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Intubation, Intratracheal - methods
Intubation, Intratracheal - statistics & numerical data
Intubation, Intratracheal - trends
Male
Partial Pressure
Pediatrics
Positive-Pressure Respiration - instrumentation
Positive-Pressure Respiration - methods
Respiration Disorders - therapy
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Traditionally, delivery room management of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants consisted of immediate intubation and mechanical ventilation. There have been recent reports of success using nasal prongs continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in this population. Data on the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO(2)) in spontaneously breathing ELBW infants is very limited. The objective of this study was to determine the trend of the average PCO(2) in the spontaneously breathing ELBW infants, while on NCPAP, during the first week of life and to determine whether a brief period of mechanical ventilation affects the PCO(2) levels after extubation. This is a retrospective cohort study of infants who had birth weights
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.112.3.e208