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Published on: August 15, 2018
Evolving Breathing Support Strategies in Infants Born Preterm: An Overview for Primary Care Clinicians
Kelsey Coombs1, Autumn Kiefer1
1West Virginia University Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital and Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Abstract:
Primary care clinicians who provide medical homes for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) graduates may benefit from an enhanced understanding of new breathing support strategies available in NICUs. Understanding the severity of a patient's respiratory course in the NICU may help anticipate the patient's tolerance of future viral illnesses. Primary care clinicians may also serve as the leaders of neonatal resuscitation teams in referring hospitals. Understanding new equipment options in the delivery room setting and the rationale for these changes can help resuscitation teams adopt new practices. This review highlights recent changes in how and when endotracheal intubation is performed, how surfactant is administered for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), how mechanical ventilation is provided in the hospital setting and occasionally in the home setting via tracheostomy, and how and why noninvasive respiratory support is offered to infants born preterm with active RDS, apnea of prematurity, or ongoing lung growth needs.
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