To study the effectiveness of indigenous bubble CPAP in management of respiratory distress in newborns
Journal Title: Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: CPAP has become a useful in management of respiratory distress, especially in preterms. CPAP delivers a continuous distending pressure via the neonates pharynx to the upper and lower airways. The main indication for use of CPAP is RDS. Aim of study: To study the effectiveness of indigenous bubble CPAP in management of respiratory distress in newborn and to determine its outcome. Setting: Department of Pediatrics, MGM Medical College and MY Hospital, Indore during the period February-July 2005. Design: Prospective Observational Study. Method: This study was carried out on inborn neonates in the NICU of MY Hospital over a period of six months. Matched controls were taken from admissions during previous four months. It included the newborns developing respiratory distress with grunting and chest retractions within 6 hours of birth whose severity was measured by Silverman Anderson Score and oxygen saturation.Neonates with increasing Silverman Anderson Score or Oxygen saturation falling below 85%were taken on CPAP and their outcome studied. Result: There were 42 RDS cases in the study group of which 28 survived and 14 died. Indigenous BUBBLE CPAP was beneficial in managing babies with RDS. Conclusion: Indigenous BUBBLE CPAP is an effective and non-invasive way to provide ventilation in a setup with limited resources. It can be used to manage respiratory distress due to RDS, congenital pneumonia & MAS. It resulted in significant reduction in mortality but prognosis was bad in those who required CPAP >8 cm H2O.
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Hemant Jain, Sunil Arya, Rashika Mandloi
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