Protocol for administering continuous positive airway pressure in neonates.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a simple, inexpensive and gentle mode of respiratory support in preterm very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. It helps by preventing the alveolar collapse and increasing the functional residual capacity of the lungs. Since it results in less ventilator induced lung injury than mechanical ventilation, it should theoretically reduce the incidence of chronic lung disease in VLBW infants. Various devices have been used for CPAP generation and delivery. The relative merits and demerits of these devices and the guidelines for CPAP therapy in neonates are discussed in this protocol.
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India.
M Jeeva
MJ
Sankar
Jhuma
J
Sankar
Ramesh
R
Agarwal
Vinod K
VK
Paul
Ashok K
AK
Deorari
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*