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Home oxygen delivery system for infants
Author(s) -
Zinman Raezelle,
Franco Immaculata,
PizzutiDaechsel Regina
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.1950010610
Subject(s) - medicine , general hospital , university hospital , library science , gerontology , family medicine , computer science
Home oxygen programs have evolved to facilitate the discharge of children who have bronchopulmonary dysplasia from neonatal intensive care units. This report describes a method of oxygen delivery for nighttime that is well suited to the home environment. It consists of an "inverted tent" that lines the walls and floor of the crib into which oxygen is flowed via an air entrainment device. This permits rapid equilibration of oxygen up to an FIO2 of 0.40 with a low flow oxygen source from a concentrator. The system is simple, safe, convenient, and economical.