Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has become a preferred method of respiratory support to preterm infants, especially those with birth weights <1250 g. In a study by Sreenan et al ...

To measure the effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on intestinal blood flow velocity responses to enteral feedings and left ventricular output (LVO). Eighteen infants completed ...

HOUSTON -- (Jan. 29, 2014) -- The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system created by Rice University bioengineering students demonstrated that the device increased the survival ...

More than 10 percent of newborns who receive oxygenation and ventilation using nasal continuous airway pressure in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may experience complications inside or ...

The first clinical study of a low-cost neonatal breathing system demonstrated that the device increased the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness from 44 percent to 71 percent. A ...

There are limited data to inform the choice between early treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and early surfactant treatment as the initial support for extremely-low-birth-weight ...

LIMERICK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teleflex Incorporated (NYS: TFX) , a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced that it has expanded its portfolio of ...

The global neonatal intensive care respiratory devices market is expected to grow at a CAGR of ~6% during the forecast period. Rising incidence of preterm births and associated respiratory ...

The FDA slapped the April 15 recall of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's Infant Nasal CPAP Prongs and Bubble CPAP Starter Kits with its most severe label, meaning the now Class I recall involves ...