title: Nasal continuous positive airway pressure for neonatal back transfer.
abstract: We report the use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) for neonatal back transfer of 51 babies. nCPAP may be used to provide safe respiratory support during back transportation of infants. Babies transferred on nCPAP were significantly smaller and of younger postmenstrual age than historical comparators who had to wait for transfer until independent of nCPAP. nCPAP transferred babies spent significantly less time on the intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Regional Neonatal Unit, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
authors.forename: Bibian N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Ofoegbu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014187:Transportation of Patients