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Work of Breathing During Constant- and Variable-Flow Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Preterm Neonates

Paresh B. Pandit, Sherry E. Courtney, Kee H. Pyon, Judy G. Saslow and Robert H. Habib
Pediatrics September 2001, 108 (3) 682-685; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.108.3.682
Paresh B. Pandit
From the *University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey;
‡Virtua-West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey;
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Sherry E. Courtney
‡Virtua-West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey;
§Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, The Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper Hospital/UMC, Camden, New Jersey; and
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Kee H. Pyon
‡Virtua-West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey;
§Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, The Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper Hospital/UMC, Camden, New Jersey; and
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Judy G. Saslow
‡Virtua-West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees, New Jersey;
§Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, The Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper Hospital/UMC, Camden, New Jersey; and
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Robert H. Habib
‖Mercy Children's Hospital at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.
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Background. Constant-flow nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) often is used in preterm neonates to recruit and maintain lung volume. Physical model studies indicate that a variable-flow NCPAP device provides more stable volume recruitment with less imposed work of breathing (WOB). Although superior lung recruitment with variable-flow NCPAP has been demonstrated in preterm neonates, corroborating WOB data are lacking.

Objective. To measure and compare WOB associated with the use of variable-flow versus constant-flow NCPAP in preterm neonates.

Methods. Twenty-four preterm infants who were receiving constant-flow NCPAP (means, SD) and had birth weight of 1024 ± 253 g, gestational age of 28 ± 1.7 weeks, age of 14 ± 13 days, and Fio 2 of 0.3 ± 0.1 were studied. Variable-flow and constant-flow NCPAP were applied in random order. We measured changes in lung volume and tidal ventilation (VT) by DC-coupled/calibrated respiratory inductance plethysmography as well as esophageal pressures at NCPAP of 8, 6, 4, and 0 cm H2O. Inspiratory WOB (WOBI) and lung compliance were calculated from the esophageal pressure and VT data using standard methods. WOB was divided by VT to standardize the results.

Results. WOBI decreased at all CPAP levels with variable-flow NCPAP, with a maximal decrease at 4 cm H2O. WOBI increased at all CPAP levels with constant-flow CPAP. Lung compliance increased at all NCPAP levels with variable-flow, with a relative decrease at 8 cm H2O, whereas it increased only at 8 cm H2O with constant-flow NCPAP. Compared with constant-flow NCPAP, WOBI was 13% to 29% lower with variable-flow NCPAP.

Conclusion. WOBI is decreased with variable-flow NCPAP compared with constant-flow NCPAP. The increase in WOBI with constant-flow NCPAP indicates the presence of appreciable imposed WOB with this device. Our study, performed in neonates with little lung disease, indicates the possibility of lung overdistention at CPAP of 6 to 8 cm H2O with the variable-flow device. Further study is necessary to determine the efficacy of variable-flow NCPAP in neonates with significant lung disease and its use over extended periods of time.continuous-flow and variable-flow NCPAP, work of breathing, premature neonates, lung compliance.

  • Received December 7, 2000.
  • Accepted February 8, 2001.
  • Copyright © 2001 American Academy of Pediatrics

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Work of Breathing During Constant- and Variable-Flow Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Preterm Neonates
Paresh B. Pandit, Sherry E. Courtney, Kee H. Pyon, Judy G. Saslow, Robert H. Habib
Pediatrics Sep 2001, 108 (3) 682-685; DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.3.682

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Paresh B. Pandit, Sherry E. Courtney, Kee H. Pyon, Judy G. Saslow, Robert H. Habib
Pediatrics Sep 2001, 108 (3) 682-685; DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.3.682
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