RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nasal CPAP for neonates: what do we know in 2003?
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP F168
OP F172
DO 10.1136/fn.88.3.F168
VO 88
IS 3
A1 A G De Paoli
A1 C Morley
A1 P G Davis
YR 2003
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/88/3/F168.abstract
AB Despite the acknowledged clinical usefulness of nasal CPAP, uncertainties regarding aspects of its application remain. Clinical indications for the application of nasal CPAP vary greatly between institutions. Furthermore, defining the optimal nasal CPAP system is complicated by the multiplicity of nasal CPAP devices and techniques available to the clinician. This review aims to identify what we know about nasal CPAP and what important questions remain.