Clinical application of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

Objective To explore the curative effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure(NCPAP)ventilation on newborn respiratory distress syndrome(NRDS).Methods Medical records of 60 hospitalized newborns were reviewed.The clinical effects and the blood gas were detected.The results were compared with before and after the treatment with NCPAP.Results The dyspnea and hypoxemia in 54 cases of them has been much improved.the difference was statistically significant(P0.05);The blood samples PaO2 and pH was increasing while the PaCO2 was decreasing.The difference was statistically significant(P0.05);6 cases of them were treated with NCPAP had no improvement,but needed the pulmonary surfactant and mechanical ventilation.Conclusion Early NCPAP is significantly effective in treatment with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and reduce the rate of using traumatic mechanical ventilation.