The purpose of this study is to determine if the RAM cannula is as effective as conventional binasal prongs to deliver CPAP to low birth weight infants with respiratory distress.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
8
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Oxygenation
Pulse oximetry
Time frame: 3 hrs
Ventilation
transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitor
Time frame: 3 hrs
Esophageal pressure measurements
Esophageal Pressure Catheter
Time frame: 3 hrs
Apnea
3-channel pneumogram
Time frame: 3 hrs
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