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K Jirapaet

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PubMed1993

The effect of vertical pulsating stimulation on apnea of prematurity.

Placing preterm infants suffering idiopathic apnea of prematurity on the VPS had an effect on the infants' respiratory effort and achieved a reduction in the number of apneic episodes secondary to central and mixed apnea. However, VPS offered no benefits in the reduction of obstructive apnea in this study population. Because central apnea has been reported as the predominant type of apnea and VPS is a nontoxic, noninvasive, and easy-to-implement method of alleviating central and mixed apnea types, it seems prudent to give VPS which has the stimulus characteristics to preterm infants experiencing apnea of prematurity before other treatment modalities currently in use are tried. Further studies are warranted to determine if VPS is effective in a continuous long-term treatment for apnea of prematurity, for example, until the end of apnea.

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PubMed1992

High-frequency flow interruption in the rescue of preterm infants with severe RDS.

High-frequency flow interruption (HFFI) was used successfully to rescue three preterm infants with severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) whose clinical condition continued to deteriorate while on the conventional mechanical ventilation. Had the HFFI not been used, the survival chances might have been 25 per cent for Case 1 and 2, and 45.5 per cent for Case 3. A dramatic, immediate, and sustained improvement in ventilation and oxygenation was demonstrated once the critical frequency and amplitude of HFFI were established. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia which was already evidenced in one infant before the HFFI attempt was detected in two infants. This study demonstrates that HFFI is capable of achieving adequate gas exchange and improving survival in infants with severe RDS.

Carbon Dioxide↗