Links and Resources
Day in the Life of a Respiratory Therapist
Peer Reviewed Articles
Nouraeyan, N., Lambrinakos-Raymond, A., Leone, M., & Sant’Anna, G. (2014). Surfactant administration in neonates: A review of delivery methods. Can J Respir Ther, 50(3), 91-95 https://54639e70-a652-4c8c-ba30-7097d90a4d61.filesusr.com/ugd/b4706a_6e1c7e22a6e548f7b2695700928fb6e4.pdf
This article reviews the different methods available for delivering Surfactant in Neonates.
Petty J. (2013). Understanding neonatal ventilation: strategies for decision making in the NICU. Neonatal Netw, 4, 246-261 https://54639e70-a652-4c8c-ba30-7097d90a4d61.filesusr.com/ugd/b4706a_bc75e7564b334d3f98a88cec5b440a6c.pdf
This article goes over the various neonatal ventilation strategies available in hopes to help health care providers make informed and best practice based decisions.
Farhat, A.S., Mohammadzadeh, A., Saeidi, R., & Noorizadeh, S. (2015). A Comparison between Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation and Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation in the Treatment of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 6(4), 1-6 https://54639e70-a652-4c8c-ba30-7097d90a4d61.filesusr.com/ugd/b4706a_6cee8d7ebda1400092c5623e6858268a.pdf
This study compares Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) to Continues Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in the neonatal population. They specific compared NIPPV and CPAP in neonates suffering from respiratory distress syndrome.