Use of mask continuous positive airway pressure in a preterm infant presenting with bilateral cleft lip and palate.
This report highlights innovative ways of overcoming difficulties in delivering effective continuous positive airway pressure in an extremely preterm baby with bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate.
McMahon
R M
RM
Neonatal Unit, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK. robin.mcmahon@rwh-tr.nhs.uk
Bagchi
I
I
Worsey
S
S
Kumararatne
B
B
D002971:Cleft Lip; D002972:Cleft Palate; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases