Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis in the newborn infant: treatment with nasal continous positive airway pressure.
A newborn infant with severe respiratory distress from bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis caused by birth injury was successfully treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Improvement gradually occurred, and CPAP was discontinued after he was 23 days of age. This therapy has advantages over alternative methods.
D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*