Continuous positive airway pressure for children with undifferentiated respiratory distress in Ghana: an open-label, cluster, crossover trial

• Egile Nagusiak: Dr Patrick T Wilson, MD (Egilea), Frank Baiden, PhD (Egilea), Joshua C Brooks, MPH (Egilea), Marilyn C Morris, MD (Egilea), Katie Giessler, MPH (Egilea), Damien Punguyire, MBChB (Egilea), Gavin Apio, MBChB (Egilea), Akua Agyeman-Ampromfi, MA (Egilea), Sara Lopez-Pintado, PhD (Egilea), Justice Sylverken, MD (Egilea), Kwadwo Nyarko-Jectey, MBChB (Egilea), Harry Tagbor, DrPH (Egilea), Rachel T Moresky, MD (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Elsevier, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: In low-income and middle-income countries, invasive mechanical ventilation is often not available for children at risk of death from respiratory failure. We aimed to determine if continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), a form of non-invasive ventilation, decreases all-cause mortality...