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SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT WITH CPAP OF TWO INFANTS WITH BRONCHOMALACIA
Author(s) -
NEIJENS H. J.,
KERREBIJN K. F.,
SMALHOUT B.
Publication year - 1978
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.1651-2227.1978.tb16323.x
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , tracheobronchomalacia , bronchoscopy , bronchus , airway , positive pressure , left main bronchus , surgery , anesthesia , respiratory disease , lung , obstructive sleep apnea
. Two children with severe bronchial collapse secondary to bronchomalacia improved dramatically after institution of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Treatment was discontinued after 14 weeks without reappearance of symptoms. Repeated bronchoscopy revealed a diminution in the bronchial collapsibility. It is suggested that CPAP should be given if generalised bronchomalacia is present to tide the children over a bad period while the bronchus is becoming more stable.