Management of pneumothorax in hemodynamically stable preterm infants using high frequency oscillatory ventilation: report of five cases

Table 1 Patients characteristics, pneumothorax details, respiratory status prior to intubation and starting ventilatory parameters

C	Patient 1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4	Patient 5
Gestational Age (weeks)	31⁺⁶	30⁺²	27⁺⁵	33⁺²	28⁺⁵
Sex	Male	Male	Female	Male	Male
Birth Weight (g)	1240	1215	1205	1250	1145
Delivery	Caesarean section	Caesarean section	Caesarean section	Caesarean section	Caesarean section
Respiratory Diagnosis	Respiratory Distress Syndrome	Respiratory Distress Syndrome	Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Candida spp. pneumonia	Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Group B Streptococcus pneumonia	Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Time of Surfactant	No	At 36 h of life, after intubation	INSURE at 9 h of life; 2nd dose at 50 h of life, after intubation	No	INSURE at 6 h of life
Pneumothorax diagnosis (day of life)	3	2	3	4	3
Site of the pneumothorax	Left	Left	Right	Right	Left
Pneumothorax resolution (day of life)	5	4	7	6	6
Extubation (day of life)	5	4	8	6	6
CPAP level (cmH₂O)	4	4	6	4	4
Maximum FiO₂	0.50	0.70	0.60	0.50	0.50
Maximum Silverman score	6	6	5	7	4
Spontaneous respiratory rate (breaths per minute)	95	110	75	110	90
pH, capillary blood	7.22	7.22	7.29	7.27	7.29
P_CO2 (mmHg), capillary blood	58	64	59	64	60
MAP (cmH₂O)	8	9	8	8	8
Frequency (Hz)	10	10	10	10	10
FiO₂	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Amplitude, (% or cmH₂O^a)	100	100	100	100	15^a

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