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Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 12, No. 6, 265-269 (1973)
DOI: 10.1177/000992287301200604

Spontaneous Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Breathing in the Management of Acute Pulmonary Edema in Infants

Antonio G. Galvis, M.D.

The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md. 21205

Donald W. Benson, M.D.

The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md. 21205

This paper reports two cases of acute pulmonary edema successfully treated, when medical management failed, with continuous positive airway pres sure (CPAP) and spontaneous breathing. The clinical, laboratory, and radio logical findings indicate that this technic offers an alternative to mechanical ventilation when respiratory failure complicates pulmonary edema in infants.


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