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- Published on: 9 January 2022
- Published on: 9 January 2022
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- Published on: 9 January 2022Re: Neonatal position and oxygenationShow More
Dear Editor
We thank Professor Gupta for his comments. We agree that many factors affect diaphragmatic function; thus had emphasized this in our discussion and that the infants had acted as their own controls. Unfortunately, Professor Gupta does not provide sufficient detail of his data to allowing meaningful speculation regarding the mechanisms of any changes seen, we look forward to hearing more.
Ann...
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None declared. - Published on: 9 January 2022Neonatal Position and OxygenationShow More
Dear Editor
We read with interest the postural benefits on oxygenation by G Dimitrioui et al.[1] The study has addressed to the issues which in past, were less investigated. However, the study could have been more complete had it looked into the factors which affect the functioning of diaphragm. Besides the relevant data like weight, age, and the infants who were on full enteral feeds with no respiratory...
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None declared. - Published on: 9 January 2022Re: Effect of head up tilting on oxygenationShow More
Dear Editor
We thank Professor Dellagrammaticas for his comments on our study. [1] Dellagrammaticas et al. [2] hypothesised that the combination of the prone posture and the 45 degree head up tilt position could facilitate diaphragmatic activity. We however, propose that the improvement in oxygenation seen in the head up tilt position1 was more likely to be due to a change in lung volume. In the head up...
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None declared. - Published on: 9 January 2022Effect of head up tilting on oxygenationShow More
Dear Editor
We read with interest the paper by Dimitriou et al.,[1] in which it was confirmed again that head up tilting to 45 degrees results in better oxygenation in stable preterm neonates. However compared to our study,[2] in which the same effect was observed, there is a (probably) significant difference. Their infants were studied in the horizontal prone, in the horizontal supine and in the 45 degre...
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