A newborn requiring selective bronchial intubation.

Application of Selective Bronchial Intubation versus Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist in the Management of Unilateral Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema: An Illustrative Case and the Literature Review

In the treatment of left-sided pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) in a 23-week neonate, we used two ventilatory strategies: selective bronchial intubation from day 10 to 15 and neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) from day 18 to 26. We compared the effects and adverse effects of these two strategies. On selective bronchial intubation, desaturation was frequent. Fentanyl infusion was ...

Treatment of severe localized pulmonary interstitial emphysema by selective bronchial intubation.

A pre-term infant being ventilated for respiratory distress syndrome developed severe localized pulmonary interstitial emphysema which was successfully treated by selective bronchial intubation.

Selective bronchial intubation for the treatment of bronchopleural fistula in a preterm newborn.

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Selective bronchial intubation for pulmonary emphysema.

Two neonates with respiratory distress syndrome developed unilateral pulmonary interstitial emphysema causing mediastinal shift and compressive atelectasis. Treatment with contralateral bronchial intubation for five days proved to be life saving.

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