The New England Journal of Medicine

Early CPAP versus Surfactant in Extremely Preterm Infants

There are limited data to inform the choice between early treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and early surfactant treatment as the initial support for extremely-low-birth-weight ...
Nature

High vs low CPAP strategy with aerosolized calfactant in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome

Optimal CPAP strategy to prevent CPAP failure defined as need for endotracheal intubation is unknown. CPAP failure and pneumothorax were not different between the groups. Odds of CPAP failure were not ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Nasal High-Flow Therapy for Primary Respiratory Support in Preterm Infants

Treatment with nasal high-flow therapy has efficacy similar to that of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) when used as postextubation support in neonates. The efficacy of high-flow ...
Nature

Spontaneous Breathing Patterns of Very Preterm Infants Treated With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure at Birth

There are no data describing how very preterm infants breathe spontaneously immediately after birth. We studied a convenience sample of spontaneously breathing infants ≤32 wk' gestation treated with ...