title: Continuous positive airway pressure breathing (CPAP).  Apparatus for use in neonates or adults.
abstract: CPAP is a technique of respiratory care which was originally described in the management of the respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn and later in the post operative management of the cardiac infant following surgery. It has potential value in the respiratory management of older children and adults. Apparatus is described suitable for the application of continuous airway pressure during spontaneous ventilation via endotracheal tube in either neonates or adults. The inspired oxygen content is adjustable and the fresh gas warmed and humidified. High and low pressure alarms are not considered necessary. A head-harness is described for the application of CPAP in neonates via twin nasal or nasopharyngeal tubes. This equipment may be obtained from Messrs. Lusterlite Products Limited, 56 Devon Road, Leeds 2.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000388:Air; D000403:Airway Resistance; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010100:Oxygen; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011312:Pressure; D012212:Rheology; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen