Nasal injury in preterm infants receiving non-invasive respiratory support: a systematic review

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28970314

 2018 Jan;103(1):F29-F35. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313418. Epub 2017 Sep 28

 

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE:

Nasal injury is common in preterm infants born <30 weeks’ gestational age receiving CPAP via binasal prongs. Larger randomised trials are required to fully evaluate strategies to reduce nasal injury.

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