Abstract：
:Upper airway obstruction (UAO) can cause severe respiratory distress in young children by increasing inspiratory muscle load and decreasing alveolar ventilation, ultimately resulting in hypercapnia and hypoxemia which have long term negative cardiovascular effects. Although non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves gas exchange in these patients, use of conventional interfaces (nasal mask, nasal pillow and facial mask) may cause significant discomfort and lead to CPAP intolerance. We report five cases of children affected by UAO who experienced CPAP intolerance via application of conventional interfaces. Alternatively, we acutely applied helmet-CPAP which resulted in improved breathing pattern and gas exchange. Thereafter, patients received training with respect to a nasal CPAP interface, allowing successful long term treatment. In conclusion, these five clinical cases demonstrate that helmet-CPAP can be used acutely in children with UAO if compliance to conventional modalities is problematic, allowing for sufficient time to achieve compliance to nasal-CPAP.
journal_name
Minerva Anestesioljournal_title
Minerva anestesiologicaauthors
Racca F,Cutrera R,Robba C,Caldarelli V,Paglietti MG,De Angelis MC,Sekhon MS,Gualino J,Bella C,Passoni N,Ranieri VMsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-02-01 00:00:00pages
175-8issue
2eissn
0375-9393issn
1827-1596pii
R02Y9999N00A140894journal_volume
81pub_type
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