Positional treatment without mechanical ventilation in a very preterm infant with unilateral pulmonary interstitial emphysema: case report and review of the literature
Abstract Background Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) in very low birth weight infants is a rare but severe complication. Although most of these air leaks develop in mechanically ventilated infants, they have also been reported in infants exposed only to nasal continuous positive airway pressur...
Main Authors: | Xiaoping Lei, Oliver Stangl, Christina Bösche, Kristina Stuchlik, Roland Czorba, Christian Wieg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1640-2 |
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