Effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of bronchomalacia in infants: a bronchoscopic documentation.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-1986
Abstract
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) was used to treat severe respiratory distress in four infants with bronchomalacia. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy diagnosed the area of bronchomalacia, documented the effects of CPAP on the airway, and helped determine an effective level of CPAP. CPAP immediately decreased respiratory distress, and was correlated with improved airway patency in the formerly collapsed airways. All four infants, including three who had required prolonged mechanical ventilation, maintained spontaneous ventilation on CPAP.
Volume
14
Issue
2
First Page
125
Last Page
127
ISSN
0090-3493
Published In/Presented At
Miller, R. W., Pollack, M. M., Murphy, T. M., & Fink, R. J. (1986). Effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of bronchomalacia in infants: a bronchoscopic documentation. Critical care medicine, 14(2), 125–127. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198602000-00009
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
3510811
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article