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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Continuous positive airway pressure following nasal injury in preterm infantsShow More
Nasal-CPAP (nCPAP) is the most popular system for administering continuous distending pressure to neonatal patients, but this technique may fail due to several problems such as insufficiently applied pressure, insufficient circuit flow, inappropriate prong size or placement, airway obstruction from secretions, and a baby's open mouth creating a large leak and lowering the pharyngeal pressure.1 In addition, severe nasal sk...
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