Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation in the newborn: review of literature and evidence-based guidelines.
Various modes of nasal continuous positive airway pressure have been well established as a means of providing non-invasive respiratory support in the neonate. Recent reports suggest that nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation may offer a better alternative, as a mode of non-invasive ventilation. This article will critically review the literature and provide some practical guidelines of the use of this technique in neonates.
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Perinatal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8064, USA. vineet.bhandari@yale.edu
D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy*