Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Experience from a Developing Country
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
- Vol. 40 (6) , 341-344
- https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/40.6.341
Abstract
Forty-four premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) were admitted and initially treated with binasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) using Beneveniste's valve and silastic nasal prongs. Twenty-seven cases (61 per cent) were successfully treated compared to 17 cases (39 per cent) who failed to respond to CPAP. Neither gestational age nor birth weight had a detremental effect on the success of nasal CPAP. There was significant improvement of RDS with a mild to moderate degree of severity on CPAP. No pneumothorax was reported in any of our cases. The success group had a significantly lower incidence of infection, apnea, intraventricular haemorrhage and retinopathy of prematurity.Keywords
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