PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A G De Paoli
AU  - R Lau
AU  - P G Davis
AU  - C J Morley
TI  - Pharyngeal pressure in preterm infants receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure
AID  - 10.1136/adc.2004.052274
DP  - 2005 Jan 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
PG  - F79--F81
VI  - 90
IP  - 1
4099  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/90/1/F79.short
4100  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/90/1/F79.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2005 Jan 01; 90
AB  - Pharyngeal pressures in 11 preterm infants, receiving binasal Hudson prong continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) pressurised by bubbling bottles, were measured. The mean (95% confidence interval) pressure drop from the prongs to the pharynx was 3.2 (2.6 to 3.7) cm H2O with mouths open and 2.2 (1.6 to 2.8) cm H2O with mouths closed. Mouth closure augments CPAP transmission.