TY - JOUR T1 - Decreasing mean airway pressure as a management strategy for tension pneumatocoeles JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F101 LP - F101 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307405 VL - 100 IS - 2 AU - Abigail C Wellington AU - Nitsana A Spigland AU - Stefan Worgall AU - Alan M Groves Y1 - 2015/03/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/100/2/F101.abstract N2 - A 1.4 kg ex-preterm infant recovering from staphylococcal sepsis/pneumonia developed increasing respiratory distress. Chest X-ray showed large bilateral pneumatocoeles, R>L (figure 1A). Mean airway pressure on continuous positive airway pressure was increased (8 cm H2O) and the baby positioned right-side-up aiming to expand the atelectatic right lung. Subsequent chest X-ray and chest CT showed an enlarging … ER -