Airway obstruction and gas leak during mask ventilation of preterm infants in the delivery room.

Authors
Schmölzer, Georg M
Dawson, Jennifer A
Kamlin, C Omar F
O'Donnell, Colm P F
Morley, Colin J
Davis, Peter G
Affiliation
Neonatal Services, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. georg.schmoelzer@me.com
Issue Date
2011-07
MeSH
Air Pressure
Airway Obstruction
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Delivery Rooms
Equipment Failure
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature

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Citation
Airway obstruction and gas leak during mask ventilation of preterm infants in the delivery room. 2011, 96 (4):F254-7 Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed.
Publisher
Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
Journal
Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/296268
DOI
10.1136/adc.2010.191171
PubMed ID
21081593
Abstract
Preterm infants with inadequate breathing receive positive pressure ventilation (PPV) by mask with variable success. The authors examined recordings of PPV given to preterm infants in the delivery room for prevalence of mask leak and airway obstruction.
Item Type
Article
Language
en
ISSN
1468-2052
Sponsors
Royal Women's Hospital Postgraduate Research Degree Scholarship, Monash Int Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellowship, Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Program Hrant 384100
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