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A Study on the Effects of the Early Use of Nasal CPAP in the Weaning of Mechanical Ventilators
Yeoung Ju Kim, Byun Kyung Jung, Sang Geel Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(12):1200-1206.   Published online December 15, 2003
Purpose : This study was conducted for the use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), by comparing the early use of non-invasive nasal CPAP with low intermittent mandatory ventilation(low IMV) and endotracheal CPAP in weaning a mechanical ventilator from infants with moderate respiratory distress syndrome(RDS). Methods : Thirty infants in the study group, with moderate RDS from November 2001 to...
A Study on the Changes in Ventilator Care Rate and Outcome of Very Low Birth Weight Infants During Last Four Years
Byun Kyung Jung, Yeoung Ju Kim, Sang Geel Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2003;46(11):1073-1079.   Published online November 15, 2003
Purpose : Recently there has been a decrease in ventilator care rate and duration of very low birth weight infants(VLBWI) in Fatima Hospital. The aims of this study were to survey the frequency and duration of ventilation in VLBWI and to develop a non-invasive neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) policy. Methods : We performed a retrospective study of 284 newborn of...
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