PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C C Roehr
AU  - H Proquitté
AU  - H Hammer
AU  - R R Wauer
AU  - C J Morley
AU  - G Schmalisch
TI  - Positive effects of early continuous positive airway pressure on pulmonary function in extremely premature infants: results of a subgroup analysis of the COIN trial
AID  - 10.1136/adc.2009.181008
DP  - 2011 Sep 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
PG  - F371--F373
VI  - 96
IP  - 5
4099  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/96/5/F371.short
4100  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/96/5/F371.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2011 Sep 01; 96
AB  - Objective Early continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may reduce lung injury in preterm infants. Patients and methods Spontaneously breathing preterm infants were randomised immediately after birth to nasal CPAP or intubation, surfactant treatment and mechanical ventilation. Pulmonary function tests approximately 8 weeks post-term determined tidal breathing parameters, respiratory mechanics and functional residual capacity (FRC). Results Seventeen infants received CPAP and 22 mechanical ventilation. Infants with early CPAP had less mechanical ventilation (4 vs 7.5 days; p=0.004) and less total respiratory support (30 vs 47 days; p=0.017). Post-term the CPAP group had lower respiratory rate (41 vs 48/min; p=0.007), lower minute ventilation (223 vs 265 ml/min/kg; p=0.009), better respiratory compliance (0.99 vs 0.82 ml/cm H2O/kg; p=0.008) and improved elastic work of breathing (p=0.004). No differences in FRC were found. Conclusions Early CPAP is feasible, shortens the duration of respiratory support and results in improved lung mechanics and decreased work of breathing.