Risk and benefits of Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for neonatal and childhood respiratory diseases in Low-and Middle-Income countries

OA Ekhaguere, AB Mairami, H Kirpalani - Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Over 80% of the global burden of childhood deaths occur in Low-and Middle-Income
Countries (LMIC). Of the leading causes of death, respiratory failure is common to the top …

Continuous positive airway pressure in preterm neonates: an update of current evidence and implications for developing countries

N Gupta, SS Saini, S Murki, P Kumar, A Deorari - Indian pediatrics, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Context Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a cost-effective and
minimal invasive respiratory support for the newborn. Objective To review the evidence …

Nasal masks or binasal prongs for delivering continuous positive airway pressure in preterm neonates—a randomised trial

A Chandrasekaran, A Thukral, M Jeeva Sankar… - European journal of …, 2017 - Springer
The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) delivered using nasal masks with binasal prongs. We randomly …

Reducing preterm mortality in eastern Uganda: the impact of introducing low-cost bubble CPAP on neonates< 1500 g

F Okello, E Egiru, J Ikiror, L Acom, KSM Loe… - BMC pediatrics, 2019 - Springer
Background Complications of prematurity are the leading cause of deaths in children under
the age of five. The predominant reason for these preterm deaths is respiratory distress …

Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure on infants with meconium aspiration syndrome: a randomized clinical trial

A Pandita, S Murki, TP Oleti, B Tandur, S Kiran… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) as a primary respiratory
therapy in meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) has not been studied extensively. Nasal …

Non-invasive respiratory support for infants in low-and middle-income countries

EA Jensen, A Chaudhary, ZA Bhutta… - Seminars in Fetal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The overwhelming majority of neonatal deaths worldwide occur in low-and middle-income
countries. Most of these deaths are attributable to respiratory illnesses and complications of …

Making neonatal intensive care: cost effective

D Sharma, S Murki - The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
With the improvement in neonatal care in last two decades, the survival of very low birth
weight (VLBW), extremely low birth weight (ELBW), fetus diagnosed with malformations, and …

To compare nasal mask with binasal prongs in delivering continuous positive airway pressure for reducing need of invasive ventilation: randomized controlled trial

D Sharma, A Kaur, N Farahbakhsh… - The Journal of Maternal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aims To compare nasal mask with binasal prongs in delivering bubble continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) for reducing need of invasive ventilation in VLBW infants …

Healthcare workers' views on the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in neonates: a qualitative study in Andhra Pradesh, India

JE Dewez, H Chellani, S Nangia, K Metsis, H Smith… - BMC pediatrics, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a form of non-invasive
ventilatory support which is increasingly used in low-and middle-income countries to treat …

Availability and use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for neonatal care in public health facilities in India: a cross-sectional cluster survey

JE Dewez, S Nangia, H Chellani, S White, M Mathai… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the availability of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and
to provide an overview of its use in neonatal units in government hospitals across India …