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Paulo Magalhães1, Pedro Leme Silva2, Larissa Almeida3
1Baby GrUPE, University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil - paulo.freire@upe.br.
Background:
Weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) of preterm newborns (PTNB) is one of the critical stages of life support in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) has been used to facilitate weaning from IMV and includes continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) without or with inspiratory pressure support (bilevel NPPV). Nevertheless, there is little information about their adherence and success rate during weaning process.
Methods:
In this retrospective cohort study, weaning data from patients admitted to a NICU from the northeast region of Brazil were analyzed. Sample was composed of PTNB submitted to IMV and divided in two groups according to the weaning strategy adopted: bilevel NPPV or NCPAP. Weaning failure was defined as returning to IMV within less than 48 h after extubation.
Results:
Fifty-seven PTNB were included. Majority were females, had caesarean delivery, very low weight upon birth (760-1480 g) and neonatal hypoxemia scores (Apgar) <7 in the first minute. Respiratory distress syndrome occurred in 56.7% of PTNB whilst respiratory infections occurred in 35.1% of patients. Bilevel NPPV was the most chosen modality of weaning. No difference in success rate was found between bilevel NPPV and NCPAP (P=0.17).
Conclusions:
In this study, the application of noninvasive ventilation in preterm newborns for weaning from IMV was similar success rate between bilevel NPPV and NCPAP.
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