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Background:Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly leading to progressive left ventricular dysfunction and mitral regurgitation. We conducted this study to investigate various measures to optimize the outcomes of surgical correction for ALCAPA. Materials And Methods: This was a single?centre, retrospective, observational study including consecutive patients operated for ALCAPA. The main outcomes evaluated were in?hospital mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation, and duration of intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Independent sample t? test and Fisher’s exact test were used for the analysis of continuous and categorical variables respectively. Results: 31 patients underwent surgical correction for ALCAPA during the study duration. The median age was 7.3 months with a range of 21 days to 25 months. All patients underwent coronary re?implantation with the coronary button transfer technique. There was no in?hospital mortality, the mean duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay was 117.6 hours and 10.7 days respectively. Age at admission, development of acute kidney injury after surgery, lactate levels at 12? and 24?hours post?surgery, and heart rate at ICU admission and 12?hours post?surgery were significantly associated with mechanical ventilation duration longer than 48 hours. Use of a combination of levosimendan and milrinone and elective intermittent nasal continuous positive airway pressure ventilation after extubation in all patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction were helpful in preventing low cardiac output and need for reintubation post?surgery respectively. Conclusion: Surgical correction for ALCAPA by coronary re?implantation has an excellent short?term outcome. Optimal postoperative management is of utmost importance for achieving the best results.
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Abstract Background: Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is Mexico's second leading cause of neonatal mortality. The 75% reduction in mortality due to RDS has been attributed to the use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). A survey was conducted to determine the perception of the medical staff regarding the availability of nCPAP equipment and supplies in Mexican hospitals with neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Methods: We sent a survey via e-mail to several neonatologists in each state of the country, requesting only one response per hospital. We performed statistical analysis with SPSS software. Results: We received 195 surveys from private (HPri) and public (HPub) hospitals with NICUs nationwide: 100% of HPri and 39% of HPub. More than 75% of the nursing and medical staff had received formal training in nCPAP in 11% of HPri and 5% of HPub. The perceived availability of CPAP equipment was 83.7% vs. 52.1%; nasal cannula supply, 75.5% vs. 36.3%; air/oxygen blender availability, 51.0% vs. 32.9%, in HPri and HPub, respectively. The observed differences were statistically significant. Significant differences were also found among healthcare institutions. Conclusions: The availability of CPAP equipment and consumables between HPub and HPri is unbalanced and is lower in public institutions. Bubble CPAP is not included essential equipment in the national catalog of instruments and equipment for public hospitals, and its request is complicated. The training of CPAP staff and the availability of bubble CPAP and supplies in public hospitals should be improved.
Resumen Introducción: El síndrome de dificultad respiratoria (SDR) es la segunda causa de mortalidad neonatal en México. La reducción del 75% de la mortalidad por SDR se le ha atribuido al uso de la presión positiva nasal continua de las vías respiratorias (nCPAP). Se realizó una encuesta con el objetivo de conocer la percepción del personal médico acerca de la disponibilidad del equipo e insumos para nCPAP en hospitales de México que cuenten con unidades de cuidados intensivos neonatales (UCIN). Métodos: La encuesta se envió por correo electrónico a varios neonatólogos de cada estado del país y se solicitó una sola respuesta por cada hospital. El análisis estadístico se realizó con el software SPSS. Resultados: Se recibieron 195 encuestas respondidas tanto de hospitales privados (HPri) como públicos (HPub) que cuentan con UCIN a escala nacional: el 100% de HPri y el 39% de HPub. Más del 75% del personal de enfermería y médico recibió una capacitación formal en nCPAP en el 11% de HPri y el 5% de HPub. La percepción de disponibilidad de equipos de presión positiva continua de las vías respiratorias (CPAP) fue del 83.7% vs. el 52.1%; el abasto de cánulas nasales, del 75.5% vs. el 36.3%; la disponibilidad del mezclador aire/oxígeno, del 51.0 % vs. el 32.9%, en HPri y HPub, respectivamente. Las diferencias fueron estadísticamente significativas. También se encontraron diferencias significativas entre las instituciones de salud. Conclusiones: La disponibilidad de equipo y material de consumo para CPAP entre HPub y HPri es desequilibrada, y es menor en las instituciones públicas. El CPAP burbuja no se encuentra incluido en el cuadro básico de equipo médico y se dificulta su solicitud. Debe mejorarse la capacitación del personal en CPAP y la disponibilidad de CPAP burbuja e insumos en los hospitales públicos.
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Objective:To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and safety of three different non-invasive ventilation strategies in initial treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome(RDS).Methods:A total of 111 premature infants with RDS who were admitted to the NICU from Jan 2019 to Dec 2019 were divided into nasal continuous positive airway pressure(NCPAP)group( n=35), bi-level positive airway pressure(BiPAP)group( n=30)and nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation(NIPPV)group( n=46)as an initial respiratory support.A retrospective study was conducted to compare pH, PaCO 2, PaO 2, P/F value(PaO 2/FiO 2)before 4 to 6 hours after treatment, the incidence of non-invasive ventilation failure, non-invasive ventilation time, invasive ventilation time, duration of oxygen therapy and the incidence of complications among the three groups. Results:Four to 6 hours after treatment, the blood gas indexes of pH, PaO 2 and P/F were significantly higher and PaCO 2 was significantly lower than those before the treatment in the three groups ( P<0.05). PaO 2 and P/F in both BiPAP group and NIPPV group were higher than those in NCPAP group ( P<0.05). PaCO 2 was lower in BiPAP group than that in NCPAP group ( P<0.05), but there were no statistical differences of the blood gas indexes between BiPAP group and NIPPV group ( P>0.05). The incidence of non-invasive ventilation failure was significantly lower in the BiPAP group and NIPPV group than that in NCPAP group ( P<0.012 5), while no signifficant difference was observed between BiPAP group and NIPPV group ( P>0.05). Moreover, no signifficant differences were found among three groups regarding non-invasive ventilation time, ventilation time of successful non-invasive ventilation, invasive ventilation time, duration of oxygen therapy and the incidence rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, necrotizing enterocolitis, periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhages, retinopathy of prematurity( P>0.05). Conclusion:NIPPV and BiPAP as an initial respiratory support for RDS in preterm infants augment the beneficial effects of NCPAP contributing to improvement of oxygenation, reduction of the rate of intubation within five days postnatal life without the relevant complications.
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Background: In the end stage of malignant bone and soft tissue tumors with lung metastasis, it is often necessary to relieve symptoms of dyspnea due to tumor enlargement and carcinomatous lymphangitis. We report a case in which nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nasal CPAP) was effective as a palliative treatment. Case: A 66-year-old male underwent wide resection with a diagnosis soft tissue sarcoma of right femur. Four years after surgery, he was hospitalized for hilar lymph node metastasis, multiple bone metastases, and carcinomatous lymphangitis. He was treated with nasal CPAP for dyspnea, and communication was possible until the day before his death. Discussion: For end-stage respiratory symptoms, medication therapy such as morphine or steroids is often used for palliation, but often symptoms are not sufficiently improved. Nasal CPAP might be a useful treatment for palliation for rapidly progressing respiratory failure.
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Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) has been widely used in neonatal respiratory support, but how to successfully withdraw nCPAP has not been further studied, and there is no unified standard of timing and mode of nCPAP weaning.This paper reviews the research progress of nCPAP weaning in premature infants.
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Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) has been widely used in neonatal respiratory support,but how to successfully withdraw nCPAP has not been further studied,and there is no unified standard of timing and mode of nCPAP weaning.This paper reviews the research progress of nCPAP weaning in premature infants.
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@#AIM: To analyze the findings of retinopathy of prematurity(ROP)exam in Tianjin, and study the impact of pulmonary surfactant Curosurf and nasal continuous positive airway pressure(NCPAP)in ROP.<p>METHODS: A multicenter retrospective review. Totally 2894 preterm infants(1592 males, 1302 females)from several hospitals in Tianjin were screened from January 2009 to December 2013. Demographic information, ophthalmic outcomes and possible systemic risk factors were recorded. Gestation age, birth weight, oxygen supplementation, Curosurf and NCPAP were used to estimate risk factors for ROP.<p>RESULTS: ROP was found in 448 eyes of 224 patients(7.7%). Among which, severe ROP developed in 98 eyes of 49 patients(21.9%). There was significant statistical difference in respiratory distress syndrome(RDS), NCPAP, and Curosurf usage between control and ROP groups(<i>P</i><0.001). Multiple logistic regression analyses of ROP indicated that lower birth weight, younger gestational age, and oxygen supplementation were the risk factors leading to ROP. As the usage rate of Curosurf and NCPAP increased year by year, the usage of oxygen supplementation gradually decreased, the incidence of ROP was also on the decline.<p>CONCLUSION: Low birth weight, young gestational age and oxygen supplementation are associated with ROP. The use of Curosurf and NCPAP may be the factor that reduces the occurrence of ROP.
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Various forms of noninvasive respiratory support have been applied to the treatment of infant respiratory distress and hypoxemia. The most common noninvasive respiratory support in neonatal intensive care unit is nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP). But the NCPAP systems are not always well accepted by the neonatal population, with the risk of mucosal injury and nosocomial infection. In recent years, humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHFNC) has been introduced and developed as a possible alternative to NCPAP for noninvasive respiratory support mode, because it increases patients' comfort and the effectiveness of the ventilation. This article summarized the current research progress of HHFNC therapy in pediatric patients.
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Objective To study the clinical data of patients treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in PICU,and to explore the application time and range of NCPAP in critically ill children. Methods A prospective study was conducted to collect clinical data of 192 severe patients admitted to PICU from January 2016 to June 2017 who had shortness of breath after giving oxygen through nasal cath-eter for 1 hour and then switched to NCPAP. According to using NCPAP oxygen partial pressure,children were divided into three groups:group A[ shortness of breath ( PaO2≥70 mmHg,1 mmHg＝0. 133 kPa) ], group B[shortness of breath combined,reduced oxygen partial pressure(50mmHg<PaO2<70 mmHg)],and group C[shortness of breath combined respiratory failure(PaO2≤50 mmHg)]. The indicators of three groups of children at different time points of NCPAP were compared. Results Among 192 children,161 (83. 85%) had respiratory diseases,14 (7. 29%) had severe hand-foot-mouth disease,10 (5. 21%) had severe sepsis, and 7 (3. 65%) had other multiple organ disorders. PaO2/FiO2gradually increased after using NCPAP for 1 hour and 4 hours,and the improvement of oxygenation in group A was most obvious,there was significant difference among the three groups (P<0. 05). There were significant differences in heart rate,shortness of breath after using NCPAP for 1 hour and 4 hours among the three groups (P<0. 05). There were 2 cases of ventilation failure in group A (failure rate 3. 57%),9 cases (11. 11%) of ventilation failure in group C,30 cases (54. 55%) of ventilation failure in group C,and there was significant difference in the failure rate of noninvasive ventilation among the three groups (χ2＝51. 684,P<0. 001). There were significant differences in the discharge rate among the three groups (P<0. 05). Conclusion NCPAP has obvious effect on the critical-ly ill children with conventional oxygen remaining respiratory abnormalities;Children with respiratory failure under nasal catheter are prone to suffer from the failure of noninvasive assisted ventilation when using NCPAP assisted ventilation,closely monitor of the disease condition is needed.
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Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of nasal continuous positive airway pres-sure (NCPAP) in treatment of severe pneumonia in children. Methods A series of 150 children with severe pneumonia were prospectively included from January 2016 to June 2017. The 150 children all still had short-ness of breath after 1 hours of nasal oxygen delivery,and then switched to NCPAP. We collected related clini-cal parameters (the basic vital signs,blood gas analysis index,shortness of breath,wheezing,groaning,nasal incitement,three depressions sign and NCPAP parameters) at three time points,including 0 h,1 h,4 h after using NCPAP. We compared the clinical parameters among the three time points before and after NCPAP with the purpose to assess the efficacy and safety of NCPAP. Results The proportion of shortness of breath (χ2=272. 218,P=0. 01),fast heart rate(χ2=31. 625,P=0. 01),wheezing(χ2=7. 624,P=0. 02),moaning (χ2=7. 203,P=0. 025),nasal flaring(χ2=74. 032,P＜0. 01),three depressions sign(χ2=117. 030,P＜0. 01) gradually decreased with statistically different among 0 h,1 h and 4 h after using NCPAP. PaO2/FiO2 (F=7. 32,P＜0. 01) gradually increased with statistically different among 0 h,1 h and 4 h after using NCPAP. Twenty-seven patients required intubations. PaO2and PaO2/FiO2in patiens received intubations were lower than those in patients only received NCPAP before treatment. Conclusion NCPAP is an effective and safe way for severe pneumonia children who remained abnormal breathing after conventional oxygen inhalation.
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Objective To compare the clinical efficacy and the complications of two ventilation modes in the premature infants with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome(NRDS).Two different noninva-sive ventilation methods,synchronized nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation(SNIPPV) and nasal continuous positive airway pressure(NCPAP) combined with Curosurf were used in the treatment of patients with NRDS.Methods A retrospective study was conducted in 46 infants with NRDS admitted to our hospi-tal during January 2016 to December 2017. The subjects were divided into SNIPPV group(n =24) and NCPAP group(n =22),respectively combined with Curosurf treatment. PaO2,PaCO2,oxygenation index (OI)(PaO2/FiO2),duration of oxygen therapy,noninvasive ventilation time,reintubation cases for the use of pulmonary surfactant,starting time of feeding,length of hospital stay,incidence of abdominal distention, intracranial hemorrhage,air leakage and other complications were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.Results After treatment,the blood gas indexes of PaO2and OI at 24 h both in the two groups were significantly higher than those before the treatment(P<0.05).After treatment,PaCO2was lower in both SNIPPV group and NCPAP group,but there was no statistical difference between the two groups(P>0.05).The OI at 24 h[(219 ± 23)mmHg,1 mmHg=0.133 kPa] was significantly higher in SNIPPV group than that in NCPAP group[(199 ± 26)mmHg](P<0.05).There was no difference in PaO2,PaCO2and OI between the two groups before treatment.Duration of oxygen therapy,starting time of feeding,the time of using noninvasive ventilation,length of hospital stay were shorter in SNIPPV group[(82.8 ± 11.7)h vs. (107.6 ± 20.3)h,(32.0 ± 8.0)h vs.(47.0 ± 7.2)h,(62.3 ± 10.8)h vs.(99.6 ± 17.1)h,(12.0 ± 3.5)d vs.(15.0 ± 3.8)d] than those in NCPAP group,the differences were statistically significant(P <0.05). Reintubation cases for the use of pulmonary surfactant and the incidence rate of abdominal distension, intracranial hemorrhage,air leakage showed no statistical significance between the two groups(P>0.05). Conclusion SNIPPV and NCPAP combined with Curosurf treatment have similar clinical effects in premature infants with NRDS. While SNIPPV can reduce the starting time of feeding,the time of using noninvasive ventilation,duration of oxygen therapy,length of hospital stay in the patients with NRDS,and the clinical effect is more significant.
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Various forms of noninvasive respiratory support have been applied to the treatment of infant respiratory distress and hypoxemia.The most common noninvasive respiratory support in neonatal intensive care unit is nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP).But the NCPAP systems are not always well accepted by the neonatal population,with the risk of mucosal injury and nosocomial infection.In recent years,humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHFNC) has been introduced and developed as a possible alternative to NCPAP for noninvasive respiratory support mode,because it increases patients' comfort and the effectiveness of the ventilation.This article summarized the current research progress of HHFNC therapy in pediatric patients.
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Introducción: en los últimos años, la supervivencia del recién nacido de alto riesgo y enfermo ha aumentado. Estos neonatos requieren cuidados intensivos especiales para resolver complicaciones cada vez más complejas y su vida depende -en muchas ocasiones- de un soporte ventilatorio. Objetivos: caracterizar las diferentes modalidades ventilatorias utilizadas en el Hospital Docente Ginecobstétrico de Guanabacoa. Métodos: estudio observacional, descriptivo, prospectivo y longitudinal en 946 recién nacidos que ingresaron en el servicio de Neonatología, desde 2013 hasta 2015. La muestra estuvo constituida por 67 neonatos que necesitaron asistencia ventilatoria. Resultados: solo 7 por ciento de los neonatos que ingresaron requirieron ventilación; de ellos, 55 por ciento fueron a recién nacidos pretérmino y 54 por ciento fue bajo peso al nacer. La bronconeumonía connatal (54 por ciento) resultó ser la de mayor incidencia como afección que requirió la ventilación, seguidas de la depresión al nacer (24 por ciento) y la sepsis sistémica connatal (13 por ciento). La modalidad ventilatoria más utilizada fue la ventilación con presión positiva intermitente, con la que se reportó la menor supervivencia; mientras que en los que se utilizó la presión positiva continua nasal, no se produjo ninguna muerte neonatal. Conclusiones: el índice de ventilación fue de 1,04 por ciento. La bronconeumonía fue la principal afección que conllevó asistencia ventilatoria y la mayor sobrevida se alcanzó cuando se utilizó presión positiva continua nasal(AU)
Introduction: In recent years, the survival of the high risk and sick newborn has increased. These infants require special intensive care to resolve increasingly. Objectives: Characterize the different ventilatory modalities used in Guanabacoa Gynecobstetric Teaching Hospital. Methods: An observational, descriptive, prospective and longitudinal study was conducted in 946 newborns who entered the neonatal service from 2013 to 2015. The sample consisted of 67 infants who needed ventilatory assistance. Results: Only 7 percent of infants admitted required ventilation; 55 percent were preterm infants and 54 percent were low birth weight. Connatal bronchopneumonia (54 percent) was found to have the highest incidence as a condition requiring ventilation, followed by depression at birth (24 percent) and systemic congenital sepsis (13 percent). The most used ventilatory modality was ventilation with intermittent positive pressure, with which the lowest survival was reported; while nasal continuous positive pressure was used. No neonatal death occurred. Conclusions: Ventilation index was 1.04 percent. Bronchopneumonia was the main condition that led to ventilatory assistance and the highest survival was achieved when nasal continuous positive pressure was used(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Respiration, Artificial/methods , Intensive Care, Neonatal/methods , Continuous Positive Airway Pressure/methods , Child Health Services/standards , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Prospective Studies , Longitudinal StudiesABSTRACT
Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHFNC)and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) for moderate and severe bronchiolitis treatment in infants.Methods Thirty-two infants who were diagnosed as moderate and severe bronchiolitis admitted to Department of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine,the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from September 2016 to May 2017 were selected,and they were randomly assigned into HHFNC group(17 cases) and nCPAP group(15 cases).The heart rate,breathing,oxygen saturation (SpO2),arterial partial pressure of oxygen [Pa (O2)],partial pressure of carbon dioxide [Pa (CO2)],pH value after treatment for 12 h,the duration of non-invasive ventilation and the incidence rates of invasive ventilation use,complications were compared between the 2 groups.Results After the treatment for 12 h,in HHFNC group,the heart rate was (130.88 ± 2.87) times/min,respiratory rate was (37.35 ± 3.55) times/min,SpO2 was(97.06 ± 1.43)％,pa(O2) was (99.65-±8.07) mmHg,pa(CO2) was (35.88 ±4.27) mmHg,pH was 7.42 ± 0.03;while in the nCPAP group,the heart rate was (135.73 ± 6.29) times/min,respiratory rate was (41.40 ± 4.40)times/min,SpO2 was (96.00 ± 1.13) ％,Pa (O2) was (91.33 ± 9.45) mmHg,pa (CO2) was (40.13 ± 3.72)mmHg,pH was 7.39 ± 0.03.The breathing,heart rate,oxygen saturation and arterial blood gas in both groups after treatment were improved significantly compared with those before treament,and the differences were statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.05);after treatment for 12 h,the heart rate,breathing,oxygen saturation and arterial blood gas of HHFNC group were improved more than those of the nCPAP group,and the differences had statistical significance (all P ＜ 0.05).The duration of non-invasive ventilation was (45.88-± 6.49) hours in HHFNC group,and (49.33 ± 8.99) hours in nCPAP group,so there was no difference between the 2 groups (t =1.254,P =0.219).There was 12 cases (80.0％) of mild complication in nCPAP group and 5 cases(29.4％) in HHFNC group,while the incidence rate of invasive ventilation use was 3 cases(20.0％) in nCPAP group and 1 case (5.9％) in HHFNC group.Conclusion The efficacy and security of HHFNC on moderate and severe bronchiolitis are better than those of nCPAP,and it is recommended for clinical application widely.
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Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHFNC)and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) for moderate and severe bronchiolitis treatment in infants.Methods Thirty-two infants who were diagnosed as moderate and severe bronchiolitis admitted to Department of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine,the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from September 2016 to May 2017 were selected,and they were randomly assigned into HHFNC group(17 cases) and nCPAP group(15 cases).The heart rate,breathing,oxygen saturation (SpO2),arterial partial pressure of oxygen [Pa (O2)],partial pressure of carbon dioxide [Pa (CO2)],pH value after treatment for 12 h,the duration of non-invasive ventilation and the incidence rates of invasive ventilation use,complications were compared between the 2 groups.Results After the treatment for 12 h,in HHFNC group,the heart rate was (130.88 ± 2.87) times/min,respiratory rate was (37.35 ± 3.55) times/min,SpO2 was(97.06 ± 1.43)％,pa(O2) was (99.65-±8.07) mmHg,pa(CO2) was (35.88 ±4.27) mmHg,pH was 7.42 ± 0.03;while in the nCPAP group,the heart rate was (135.73 ± 6.29) times/min,respiratory rate was (41.40 ± 4.40)times/min,SpO2 was (96.00 ± 1.13) ％,Pa (O2) was (91.33 ± 9.45) mmHg,pa (CO2) was (40.13 ± 3.72)mmHg,pH was 7.39 ± 0.03.The breathing,heart rate,oxygen saturation and arterial blood gas in both groups after treatment were improved significantly compared with those before treament,and the differences were statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.05);after treatment for 12 h,the heart rate,breathing,oxygen saturation and arterial blood gas of HHFNC group were improved more than those of the nCPAP group,and the differences had statistical significance (all P ＜ 0.05).The duration of non-invasive ventilation was (45.88-± 6.49) hours in HHFNC group,and (49.33 ± 8.99) hours in nCPAP group,so there was no difference between the 2 groups (t =1.254,P =0.219).There was 12 cases (80.0％) of mild complication in nCPAP group and 5 cases(29.4％) in HHFNC group,while the incidence rate of invasive ventilation use was 3 cases(20.0％) in nCPAP group and 1 case (5.9％) in HHFNC group.Conclusion The efficacy and security of HHFNC on moderate and severe bronchiolitis are better than those of nCPAP,and it is recommended for clinical application widely.
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Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome(NRDS) is an important cause of neonatal death.The major clinical treatments are pulmonary surfactant replacement therapy and mechanical ventilation.In order to reduce the serious complications associated with invasive mechanical ventilation,non-invasive ventilation has increasingly been chosen by clinicians.There are many new types of non-invasive ventilation,such as nasal ventilation intermittent positive pressure,nasal continuous positive airway pressure,heated,humidified high-flow nasal cannula.We review literatures to further understand the application of non-invasive ventilation.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) in pediatric patients with respiratory failure after liver transplantation.Method A prospective? randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted during June 1st 2013 to June lst2015 in 71 pediatric patients with respiratory failure after liver transplantation.A total of 66 patients completed the trial and 5 patients quitted.Conventional oxygen therapy group included 35 cases and nCPAP group included 31 cases.The vital sign,blood-gas analysis,intra-abdominal pressure and prognosis were compared between the two groups.Result After nCPAP treatment,the heart rate,respiratory rate,and PCO2 decreased at 4 and 24 h (P＜0.05),oxygenation index was improved at 24 and 48 h (P＜0.05),and intra-abdominal pressure decreased at 48 h (P＜0.05).nCPAP showed better outcome than conventional oxygen therapy (P＜0.05).The incidence of refractory atelectasis,intra-abdominal hypertension,and epilepsy was higher in treatment failure population.Conclusion nCPAP is more suitable for pediatric patients with respiratory failure after liver transplantation,especially for those accompanied with intra-abdominal hypertension.
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Objective To contrast clinical effect of normal frequency mechanical ventilation vs .nasal continuous positive air‐way pressure ventilation in the treatment of neonatal respiratory failure .Methods Sixty children diagnosed as neonatal respiratory failure were enrolled in our hospital from January 2013 to October 2014 ,and the children were randomly divided into observation group (n=31) and control group (n=29) .Observation group were given nasal continuous positive airway pressure ,children with the control group received normal frequency mechanical ventilation .The X‐ray of the two groups before treatment and 2 d after treatment were observed and scored ,the 3 d survival rate ,blood gas analysis index ,ventilator associated pneumonia ,time of opera‐tion ,and incidence of pulmonary hemorrhage were observed in the two groups .Results The X‐ray results showed that :after treat‐ment ,the two groups of children with X‐ray film scores were gradually decreased ,compared with before treatment ,the difference was statistically significant (P0 .05) . Time ,incidence of pulmonary hemorrhage and incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia in observation group were less than those in control group ,the difference was not statistically significant (P>0 .05) .Conclusion The normal frequency of mechanical ventilation and nasal continuous positive airway pressure can be effective reducing the relevance of respiratory pneumonia in the treatment of neonatal respiratory failure ,short‐term effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure is slightly better than normal frequency mechanical ventilation .
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Objective To explore the influence of intubation-surfactant-extubation (InSurE)therapy combined with bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)in the use time of mechanical ventilation,and to clarify the value of BiPAP in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome in the preterm infants.Methods Toral 95 preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome were treated with InSurE therapy during January 2011 to October 2014. Among them,the preterm infants before January 2013 were selected as control group who were treated with InSurE and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP).After January 2013, 60 preterm infants were treated with BiPAP,as BiPAP group.The rates of InSurE failure,the need for mechanical ventilation (MV)on the 7th day after InSurE failure, total non-invasive ventilation time, total mechanical ventilation time, atmospheric oxygen therapy time and incidence of clinical complications were compared between two groups.Results ① There were no significant differences in the clinical data of the preterm infants between two groups, such as gender and age.② Although there was no significant difference in the failure rate of InSurE,but the rate of repeated mechanical ventilation during 1 week in BiPAP group was lower than that in control group (P <0.01).③ The Rank sum test result showed that the total time of non invasive ventilation in BiPAP group was longer than that in control group (P <0.01).The total time of invasive mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy in BiPAP group was lower than that in control group (P < 0.05).④ The incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)in BiPAP group was lower than that in control group.Conclusion BiPAP can significantly reduce the use of invasive mechanical ventilation after the failure of InSurE,thereby decreases the oxygen toxicity and barotrauma hazards.
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Objective To investigate the effect of nCPAP as pre-emptive ventilatory support strategy in severe bronchiolitis. Methods A retrospective analysis was made on cases with nCPAP as pre-emptive ventilatory support strategy for severe bronchiolitis in PICU of our hospital from August 2012 to September 2014. Results Seventy-nine children received nCPAP therapy in our PICU. Overall, nCPAP was successful performed in 69 children, 10 patients required intubations. PaO2 and PaO2/FiO2 in patients received intubations were lower than those in patients received only nCPAP before treatment (P < 0.05). There were significant improvements in PaCO2, PaO2, PaO2/FiO2, respiratory rate and heart rate in the patients received only nCPAP at 12 hours and 24 hours post-treatment (P < 0.05). For the 69 patients with hypercapnia received only nCPAP, PaCO2 was significantly reduced at 2 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours post-treatment (P < 0.01). Conclusion Clinically, nCPAP could improve the oxygenation and hypercapnia of patients with severe bronchiolitis. However, these patients, who suffered from severe bronchiolitis with minor PaO2 or PaO2/FiO2, appeared to require intubation as soon as possible.