#478 - How Much CPAP Is the Baby Actually Getting?
Shownotes
Dr. Charles Roehr joins Daphna for the third episode of The Incubator’s special series on non-invasive ventilation, recorded ahead of Hot Topics in Neonatology. The conversation starts with a question most of us stopped asking long ago: is the pressure on the screen the pressure in the lung? From there they work through leak, interface cycling and skin injury, how to tell whether a baby needs more pressure, why a unit’s familiarity with its equipment may predict success better than the mode itself, and when the right wean is no wean at all. Charles closes with his wish list for the ideal neonatal interface.
This series is produced in partnership with Hot Topics in Neonatology and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.
Join us at Hot Topics in Neonatology
National Harbor, MD, December 6 to 9, 2026. Register here: https://hottopicsinneonatology.nemours.org/registration.html
Don’t miss the live session continuing this conversation: Pressure, Flow, and the Grey Areas In Between. Monday, December 7 at 11:45 AM
Full agenda: https://hottopicsinneonatology.nemours.org/agenda.html
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