Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the mainstay of treatment recommended for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome in all resource contexts. Many of the available bubble CPAP machines in low- and middle-income contexts mix flows of air and oxygen. These are adjusted by two separate rotameters (flowmeters) and estimate FiO2 delivery. Medical decisions regarding interventions to sick neonates such as need for intubation or surfactant administration are in large part dependant on a reliable estimation of FiO2-delivery. The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of FiO2 delivered by bubble-CPAP machines with separate oxygen and air rotameters in patients at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Hanoi.
Age range
3 Months
Sex
ALL
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FiO2 delivered
Timeframe: 5 minutes
FiO2 estimated
Timeframe: 5 minutes