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.
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Perinatal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8064, USA. vineet.bhandari@yale.edu
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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*