High-CPAP Does Not Impede Cardiovascular Changes at Birth in Preterm Sheep

High-CPAP Does Not Impede Cardiovascular Changes at Birth in Preterm Sheep

Objective: Continuous positive airway pressures (CPAP) used to assist preterm infants at birth are limited to 4–8 cmH2O due to concerns that high-CPAP may cause pulmonary overexpansion and adversely affect the cardiovascular system. We investigated the effects of high-CPAP on pulmonary (PBF) and cer...

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Main Authors: Tessa Martherus, Kelly J. Crossley, Karyn A. Rodgers, Janneke Dekker, Anja Demel, Alison M. Moxham, Valerie A. Zahra, Graeme R. Polglase, Calum T. Roberts, Arjan B. te Pas, Stuart B. Hooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
preterm
CPAP
pulmonary blood flow
cerebral blood flow
jugular venous pressure
birth
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2020.584138/full

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