Continuous positive airway pressure for children with undifferentiated respiratory distress in Ghana: an open-label, cluster, crossover trial

Continuous positive airway pressure for children with undifferentiated respiratory distress in Ghana: an open-label, cluster, crossover trial

Background: In low-income and middle-income countries, invasive mechanical ventilation is often not available for children at risk of death from respiratory failure. We aimed to determine if continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), a form of non-invasive ventilation, decreases all-cause mortality...

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Main Authors: Dr Patrick T Wilson, MD, Frank Baiden, PhD, Joshua C Brooks, MPH, Marilyn C Morris, MD, Katie Giessler, MPH, Damien Punguyire, MBChB, Gavin Apio, MBChB, Akua Agyeman-Ampromfi, MA, Sara Lopez-Pintado, PhD, Justice Sylverken, MD, Kwadwo Nyarko-Jectey, MBChB, Harry Tagbor, DrPH, Rachel T Moresky, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17301456

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