There are limited data to inform the choice between early treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and early surfactant treatment as the initial support for extremely-low-birth-weight ...

May 16, 2010 — A new, randomized, multicenter trial has found no significant difference in the rate of death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia between premature babies receiving early continuous positive ...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is associated with ventilation and oxygen treatment. This randomized trial investigated whether nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), rather than intubation and ...

Extending the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in premature infants by two weeks significantly increases lung volume and lung diffusion capacity, according to a new study.

There are no data describing how very preterm infants breathe spontaneously immediately after birth. We studied a convenience sample of spontaneously breathing infants ≤32 wk' gestation treated with ...

To evaluate the impact of implemented protocol changes on delivery room interventions and very low birth weight (VLBW) health outcomes. In response to evolving national standards of care, The Children ...