Open AccessEffectiveness of flow inflating device in providing Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for critically ill children in limited-resource settings: A prospective observational study
Author(s) -
G Fatima Shirly Anitha,
Lakshmi Velmurugan,
Shanthi Sangareddi,
Nedunchelian Krishnamoorthy,
Vinoth Kumar Selvaraj
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.188171
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , observational study , population , mechanical ventilation , intensive care medicine , pneumonia , emergency medicine , intubation , pediatric intensive care unit , anesthesia , environmental health , obstructive sleep apnea
Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is an emerging popular concept, which includes bi-level positive airway pressure or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). In settings with scarce resources for NIV machines, CPAP can be provided through various indigenous means and one such mode is flow inflating device - Jackson-Rees circuit (JR)/Bain circuit. The study analyses the epidemiology, various clinical indications, predictors of CPAP failure, and stresses the usefulness of flow inflating device as an indigenous way of providing CPAP.