Nasal continuous positive airway pressure inhibits gastroesophageal reflux in newborn lambs.

BACKGROUND: Using esophageal pHmetry, nasal CPAP (nCPAP) has been shown to decrease acid gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in adult humans. Although both GER (mainly non-acid) and nCPAP use are very frequent in newborns, the effect of nCPAP on GER in early life is unknown. Having recently shown that the...

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Main Authors: Djamal Djeddi, Danny Cantin, Nathalie Samson, Jean-Paul Praud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4167239?pdf=render