Noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is usually applied with a nasal or facial mask to treat mild acute respiratory failure (ARF) in infants. A pediatric helmet has now been introduced in clinical practice to deliver CPAP. This study compared treatment failure rates during CPAP delivered by helmet or facial mask in infants with respiratory syncytial virus-induced ARF.

Chidini, G., Piastra, M., Marchesi, T., De Luca, D., Napolitano, L., Salvo, I., Wolfler, A., Pelosi, P., Damasco, M., Conti, G., Calderini, E., Continuous positive airway pressure with helmet versus mask in infants with bronchiolitis: an RCT, <<PEDIATRICS>>, 2015; 135 (4): e868-e868-75. [doi:10.1542/peds.2014-1142] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/71620]

Continuous positive airway pressure with helmet versus mask in infants with bronchiolitis: an RCT

Piastra, M;Conti, Giorgio;
2015

Abstract

Noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is usually applied with a nasal or facial mask to treat mild acute respiratory failure (ARF) in infants. A pediatric helmet has now been introduced in clinical practice to deliver CPAP. This study compared treatment failure rates during CPAP delivered by helmet or facial mask in infants with respiratory syncytial virus-induced ARF.
2015
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Chidini, G., Piastra, M., Marchesi, T., De Luca, D., Napolitano, L., Salvo, I., Wolfler, A., Pelosi, P., Damasco, M., Conti, G., Calderini, E., Continuous positive airway pressure with helmet versus mask in infants with bronchiolitis: an RCT, <<PEDIATRICS>>, 2015; 135 (4): e868-e868-75. [doi:10.1542/peds.2014-1142] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/71620]
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