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CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE WITH A FACE CHAMBER IN EARLY TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Author(s) -
AHLSTRÖM HANS,
JONSON BJÖRN,
SVENNINGSEN NILS W.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1973.tb08132.x
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory distress , continuous positive airway pressure , respiratory system , airway , positive pressure respiration , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , mechanical ventilation , obstructive sleep apnea
Summary CPAP treatment started early with a new face chamber was found to be convenient and, without risks. Treatment of IRDS applied early with the presented technique appears to radically improve the prognosis.