OBJECTIVE: To test whether the introduction of early bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) results in improved respiratory outcomes in extremely low birth-weight infants. STUDY DESIGN: ...
The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system demonstrated that the device increased the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness from 44 percent to 71 percent. A ...
HOUSTON -- (Jan. 29, 2014) -- The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system created by Rice University bioengineering students demonstrated that the device increased the survival ...
When Chokonjetsa was born, he weighed just over 2 pounds. His tiny, underdeveloped lungs struggled for each breath. Then doctors in the hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, put Chokonjetsa on a breathing ...
A group of product designers have developed a major innovation in pediatric medicine. Neonatal care is tricky business. When a baby is sick, adult treatments can do more harm than good. For example, ...
The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b) hosted a seminar on Sunday to highlight the potential of Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (bCPAP), a locally ...
Sleep apnea is a condition marked by frequent upper airway blockages during sleep, leading to sleep disruption. These breathing pauses lower the quality of sleep and may have detrimental effects on ...
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