PMID: 25753873Mar 11, 2015Paper

Usefulness of DuoPAP in the treatment of very low birth weight preterm infants with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
B ZhouJ-B Wu

Abstract

This study examined the usefulness of nasal Duo positive airway pressure (DuoPAP) in the treatment of very low birth weight preterm infants with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS). Eighty-five very low birth weight preterm infants with NRDS were randomly divided into two groups. Forty-five infants were treated with DuoPAP, while 40 infants were treated using nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). The study outcomes were pH, PaCO, PaO₂, oxygenation index (PaO₂/FiO₂), and the number of failure cases at 1, 12, and 24 hours after non-invasive respiratory support. At all studied time points, after non-invasive respiratory support, PaCO₂, PaO₂ and oxygenation index were significantly (p < 0.05) better in the nasal DuoPAP group compared with nasal CPAP group. In addition, rates of failure of assisted ventilation (respectively, 4.44% vs. 22.50%) and the occurrence of apnea (13.33% vs. 32.50%) were significantly (p < 0.05) better in the nasal DuoPAP group. Other parameters (such as duration of noninvasive ventilation, number of retinopathies of premature children, intraventricular hemorrhages, or periventricular leukomalacias) were comparable between both non-invasive regimen. Nasal DuoPAP better improves oxygenat...Continue Reading

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