Cerebral blood flow assessment of preterm infants during respiratory therapy with the expiratory flow increase technique

• Main Authors: Mariana Almada Bassani (Author), Jamil Pedro Siqueira Caldas (Author), Abimael Aranha Netto (Author), Sérgio Tadeu Martins Marba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To assess the impact of respiratory therapy with the expiratory flow increase technique on cerebral hemodynamics of premature newborns. Methods: This is an intervention study, which included 40 preterm infants (≤34 weeks) aged 8-15 days of life, clinically stable in ambient air o...