Neonatal respiratory support and a range of antenatal and postnatal factors can contribute to lung injury and impaired lung growth and repair in preterm infants, increasing the risk of BPD and ...

Definitions of hypoxaemia, hypoxia, type 1 respiratory failure and hyperoxaemia Definition of hypercapnia and type 2 respiratory failure Definition of acidosis (respiratory acidosis and metabolic ...

Respiratory mechanics parameters were assessed using the impulse oscillometry system (IOS) in three stages: basal IOS, post-huff IOS, and final post-diaphragmatic breathing exercises (DBE) IOS. For ...