[Massive pulmonary hemorrhage successfully treated with mechanical respiration and CPAP (author's transl)].
A newborn baby with massive pulmonary hemorrhage at two and a half hours of life is reported. She was successfully treated with mechanical respiration and continuous positive airway pressure. The pathogenetic mechanisms and mode of action of the applied treatment is discussed.
D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*
Respiración con presión positiva continua en un caso de hemorragia pulmonar masiva del recién nacido