Management of pneumothorax in hemodynamically stable preterm infants using high frequency oscillatory ventilation: report of five cases

• Main Authors: Claudia Aurilia (Author), Cinzia Ricci (Author), Milena Tana (Author), Chiara Tirone (Author), Alessandra Lio (Author), Alessandro Gambacorta (Author), Angela Paladini (Author), Giovanni Vento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite an increased use of non-invasive ventilatory strategies and gentle ventilation, pneumothorax remains a common complication in preterm infants. The ventilator management of infants with air leaks remains challenging in terms of both prevention and treatment. Recently the s...