title: [Local complications during nasal continuous positive airway pressure method therapy].
abstract: A review of the current knowledge about local complications during nasal continuous positive airway pressure method therapy in the neonate with respiratory failure is the subject of this article. In the authors' conviction, local damages make up one of the main causes of failure of therapy, or its interruption, especially in the newborn with extremely low birth weight. Apart from review of the literature, the authors describe the causes of the most frequent damages as well as methods of their prevention and treatment, developed during many years of using of this form of ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Intensywnej Terapii i Patologii Noworodka, Slaska Akademia Medyczna, ul. Medyków 16, 40-752 Katowice, Poland. ewam_s@interia.pl
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Musialik-Swietlińska
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swietliński
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zdebska
authors.forename: Klaudiusz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bober
mesh_terms: D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome