Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Experience from a Developing Country

Summary Forty-four premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) were admitted and initially treated with binasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) using Beneveniste's valve and silastic nasal prongs. Twenty-seven cases (61 per cent) were successfully treated compared to 1...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 1994-12, Vol.40 (6), p.341-344
Main Authors: Bassiouny, Mohamed Reda, Gupta, Anil, Bualy, Mussallam El
Format: Article
Language:English
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Developing Countries
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Nose
Oman
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - therapy
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Summary:Summary Forty-four premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) were admitted and initially treated with binasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) using Beneveniste's valve and silastic nasal prongs. Twenty-seven cases (61 per cent) were successfully treated compared to 17 cases (39 per cent) who failed to respond to CPAP. Neither gestational age nor birth weight had a detremental effect on the success of nasal CPAP. There was significant improvement of RDS with a mild to moderate degree of severity on CPAP. No pneumothorax was reported in any of our cases. The success group had a significantly lower incidence of infection, apnea, intraventricular haemorrhage and retinopathy of prematurity.
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/40.6.341