TY - JOUR T1 - Pharyngeal pressure in preterm infants receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F79 LP - F81 DO - 10.1136/adc.2004.052274 VL - 90 IS - 1 AU - A G De Paoli AU - R Lau AU - P G Davis AU - C J Morley Y1 - 2005/01/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/90/1/F79.abstract N2 - 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. ER -