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  • Neonatal medicine
  • Global health
  • Biomedical engineering

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  • Neonatal conditions like hypoxemia and respiratory distress cause nearly half of all under-5 deaths, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
  • Effective noninvasive respiratory support is crucial for reducing neonatal mortality, but its implementation in LMICs faces significant barriers.
  • These barriers include infrastructure limitations, equipment shortages, insufficient skilled personnel, high costs, and supply chain issues for consumables and spare parts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive evaluation of commercially available noninvasive respiratory support devices for LMICs.
  • To focus specifically on bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP) devices and systems.
  • To critically assess the advantages and disadvantages of various bCPAP solutions in low-resource contexts.

Main Methods:

  • Review and evaluation of commercially available bCPAP devices suitable for LMICs.
  • Description of essential equipment for safe and effective bCPAP administration.
  • Critical analysis of different bCPAP system configurations and their suitability for low-resource settings.

Main Results:

  • Bubble CPAP (bCPAP) can be delivered using specialized commercial devices or even self-made systems.
  • Essential components for bCPAP include reliable air and oxygen sources, pressure-reducing valves, flowmeters, blending systems, humidifiers, patient circuits, and airway interfaces.
  • Various existing solutions were critically evaluated for their performance and applicability in LMICs.

Conclusions:

  • Implementing noninvasive respiratory support, particularly bCPAP, holds significant potential to decrease neonatal mortality in LMICs.
  • Careful selection and evaluation of appropriate bCPAP devices and systems are essential for successful implementation in resource-limited environments.
  • Addressing infrastructure, equipment, and supply chain challenges is key to maximizing the impact of bCPAP in LMICs.