Impact of Synchronized Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation Using NAVA in Preterm Infants With RDS

Launched by HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN · Jan 7, 2014

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Type and location of the study A prospective , randomized , open label clinical study will be conducted at the Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital Neonatal ICU, after approval by the Ethics Committee and the Research Institute of Education and Research. To participate in the study the parents or legal guardians must complete and sign the Statement of Consent.

Randomization and formation of study groups Two study groups will be formed according to the type of non- invasive ventilatory support: SNIPPV Group (synchronized nasal intermittent positive pressure) and CPAP group (continuous positive a...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Will be included in study preterm infants with respiratory failure and indication of noninvasive ventilatory support, characterized by clinical evidence of respiratory failure requiring use of oxygen greater than or equal to a FiO2 0.25.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Will be excluded from the study infants that parents did not agree on participation; diagnosed with major congenital anomalies; with necessity of chest drainage; diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage grades III and IV according to the criteria of Papile et al; persistence ductus arteriosus with hemodynamic consequences and diagnosis of severe perinatal asphyxia - defined as less than 6 APGAR with 5 minutes of life.