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Nasal CPAP or intubation at birth for preterm infants
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  1. Alex Shalshin
  1. Dr A Shalshin, Department of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA; shalshin{at}yahoo.com

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    Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, resulting from damage to the lungs caused by ventilation, remains a major cause of mortality in preterm infants. In this international multicentre study the investigators compared continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with intubation in preterm infants (infants born at 25–28 weeks’ gestation) to assess whether avoidance of ventilation reduced the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

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