TY - JOUR T1 - Oral continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) following nasal injury in a preterm infant JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F142 LP - F143 DO - 10.1136/adc.2009.170084 VL - 95 IS - 2 AU - H R Carlisle AU - C O F Kamlin AU - L S Owen AU - P G Davis AU - C J Morley Y1 - 2010/03/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/95/2/F142.abstract N2 - Non-invasive respiratory support is increasingly popular but is associated with complications including nasal trauma. The present report describes a novel method of oral continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivery in an extremely premature infant with severe nasal septum erosion. The distal end of a cut down endotracheal tube was passed through a small hole made in the teat of a dummy (infant pacifier) and sutured in place. The dummy was secured in the infant's mouth and CPAP was delivered to the pharynx. The device was well tolerated and the infant was successfully managed using this technique for 48 days, avoiding endotracheal intubation and ventilation. ER -