title: Negative extrathoracic pressure in infants with cystic fibrosis and respiratory failure.
abstract: Respiratory support using negative extrathoracic pressure or high-frequency chest wall oscillation was used to treat 3 infants with cystic fibrosis and respiratory failure who had not responded to maximal medical therapy. Beneficial clinical effects were noted in all three cases. Pulmonary function testing was performed in 2 cases, and measures of compliance increased.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Paediatrics, North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke on Trent, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Klonin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hawthorn
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Southall
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Samuels
mesh_terms: D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015919:Ventilators, Negative-Pressure