RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Influence of three nasal continuous positive airway pressure devices on breathing pattern in preterm infants
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 F298
OP F300
DO 10.1136/adc.2006.103762
VO 92
IS 4
A1 Boumecid, Hocine
A1 Rakza, Thameur
A1 Abazine, Abdel
A1 Klosowski, Serge
A1 Matran, Régis
A1 Storme, Laurent
YR 2007
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/92/4/F298.abstract
AB 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.