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Cpap (continuous positive airway pressure) in nicu for what?
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Keep airway open: It is used to keep the infants airway open, usually for a condition called laryngomalacia, where the airway has a tendency to collapse.
Answered 12/29/2016
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Airway: To keep a collapsing airway open. Common in premature infants.
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