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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2023

Effectiveness of a novel bubble CPAP system for neonatal respiratory support at a referral hospital in the Philippines.

Paula Rauschendorf, Ghassan Bou Saba, Grace K Meara, Navid Roodaki, Agustin Conde-Agudelo, Daisy Evangeline C Garcia, Thomas F Burke

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Feasibility of integration of a novel bCPAP system into the NICU of a Public Referral Hospital in Mysuru, India.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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7 authors.

Paula Rauschendorf *Vayu Global Health Foundation, Boston, MA, United States.
Ghassan Bou Saba *Vayu Global Health Foundation, Boston, MA, United States.
Grace K MearaVayu Global Health Foundation, Boston, MA, United States.
Navid RoodakiSection of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, San Fernando City, Philippines.
Agustin Conde-AgudeloOxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Daisy Evangeline C GarciaSection of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, San Fernando City, Philippines.
Thomas F BurkeVayu Global Health Foundation, Boston, MA, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: To examine the impact of introducing and implementing the Vayu bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP) system on neonatal survival and neonatal respiratory outcomes in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the Philippines. Methods: We compared clinical outcomes of 1,024 neonates before to 979 neonates after introduction of Vayu bCPAP systems into a NICU. The primary outcome was survival to discharge. Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Analyses were undertaken separately for the entire NICU population and for neonates who received any form of respiratory support. Results: The introduction of the Vayu bCPAP system was associated with (1) significant reductions in intubation (aOR: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.58-0.96) and in the use of nasal intermittent positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) (aOR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.50-0.96) among the entire NICU population and (2) a significant increase in survival to discharge (aOR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.09-2.17) and significant reductions in intubation (aOR: 0.52; 95% CI: 0.38-0.71), surfactant administration (aOR: 0.60; 95% CI: 0.40-0.89), NIPPV use (aOR: 0.52; 95% CI: 0.36-0.76), and a composite neonatal adverse outcome (aOR: 0.60; 95% CI: 0.42-0.84) among neonates who received any form of respiratory support. Conclusion: The use of the Vayu bCPAP system in a NICU in the Philippines resulted in significant improvement in neonatal respiratory outcomes.

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CPAP therapylow-resource settingsneonatal intensive care unitneonatal mortalitypreterm birthrespiratory support

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PMID38161434
PMCPMC10757669

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