Basic principles of neonatal bubble CPAP: effects on CPAP delivery and imposed work of breathing when altering the original design.
Sonja BaldursdottirMarkus FalkSnorri DonaldssonBaldvin JonssonThomas DrevhammarPublished in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2020)
Our study shows the significant effect on CPAP delivery and imposed work of breathing when using high-resistance interfaces and narrow expiratory tubing in bCPAP systems. New systems should include low-resistance interfaces and wide-bore tubing and be compared with the original bCPAP. Referring to all systems that bubble as bCPAP is misleading and potentially hazardous.