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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 80:F230-F232 doi:10.1136/fn.80.3.F230
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Assessment of effect of nasal continuous positive pressure on laryngeal opening using fibre optic laryngoscopy

Table 1

Width:length ratios of the laryngeal opening, off and on CPAP (mean and coefficient of variation) and percentage change in ratio in nine infants studied

Case No Off CPAP On CPAP % Change
1 0.47 (14.9) 0.69 (21.7) +47
2 0.73 (17.8) 0.88 (21) +21
3 0.64 (6.9) 0.72 (9.9) +12.5
4 0.58 (6.9) 0.71 (9.9) +22.5
5 0.43 (25.6) 0.63 (9.5) +46.5
6 0.56 (10.7) 0.74 (21.6) +32.1
7 0.76 (0) 0.92 (31.5) +21
8 0.6 (3.3) 0.75 (13.3) +25
9 0.68 (10.3) 0.64 (14.1) −6
Mean 0.61 (11.8) 0.74 (15.6) +24.6

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