Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2007;92:F298-F300
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Influence of three nasal continuous positive airway pressure devices on breathing pattern in preterm infants
1 Department of Perinatology, CHRU, Lille, France
2 Department of Neonatology, CHG, Lens, France
3 Faculty of Medicine, University of Lille II, France
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Dr Laurent Storme
Clinique de Médecine Néonatale, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHRU de Lille, 59037 Lille cédex, France; lstorme{at}chru-lille.fr
The pattern of breathing was studied in 13 premature newborns treated by variable-flow Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP), conventional NCPAP, and nasal cannulae. Compared to constant-flow NCPAP and nasal cannulae, the variable-flow NCPAP increases tidal volume and improves thoraco-abdominal synchrony, suggesting that variable-flow NCPAP provides more effective ventilatory support than conventional NCPAP or nasal cannulae.
Abbreviations: NCPAP, Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; 
EELV, dynamic elevation of end-expiratory lung volume; EELV, elevation of end-expiratory lung volume
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