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 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307405 SP - fetalneonatal-2014-307405 AU - Abigail C Wellington AU - Nitsana A Spigland AU - Stefan Worgall AU - Alan M Groves Y1 - 2014/11/13 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/early/2014/11/13/archdischild-2014-307405.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 -