Incidence of nasal pressure injury in preterm infants on nasal mask noninvasive ventilation.

Graziela Ferreira Biazus Diogo Machado Kaminski Rita de Cássia Silveira Renato Soibelmann Procianoy

Published in: Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo (2023)

The incidence of nasal injury in infants submitted to NIV by nasal mask was high, and the risk of this injury was greater in preterm infants weighing <1,000 g.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
chronic rhinosinusitis
low birth weight
risk factors
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
preterm birth
acute respiratory distress syndrome