nCPAP rapidly decreased inspiratory work in young infants with acute bronchiolitis. Improvement in the respiratory distress score at 6 hr was proportional to the initial clinical severity, suggesting the importance of rapid nCPAP initiation in the more severe forms of the disease. Pediatr Pulmonol. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Pediatric Pulmonology
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