Systematic use of the RAM nasal cannula in the Yale–New Haven Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: a quality improvement project
Nzegwu NI, Mack T, DellaVentura R, Dunphy L, Koval N, Levit O, Bhandari V. Systematic use of the RAM nasal cannula in the Yale–New Haven Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: a quality improvement project. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2014, 28: 718-721. PMID: 24874561, DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.929659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitNon-invasive ventilationNasal continuous positive airway pressure ventilationNasal intermittent positive pressure ventilationHospital Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNasal cannulaIntensive care unitCare unitPressure ventilationChildren's Hospital neonatal intensive care unitContinuous positive airway pressure ventilationPositive airway pressure ventilationIntermittent positive pressure ventilationPositive pressure ventilationQuality improvement projectOverall success rateNIPPV groupRespiratory supportNeonatal populationSingle centerClinical efficacySmall trialsObservational studyStatement recommendationsInfants