Availability and use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for neonatal care in public health facilities in India: a cross-sectional cluster survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the availability of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and to provide an overview of its use in neonatal units in government hospitals across India.

Setting

Cross-sectional cluster survey of a nationally representative sample of government hospitals from across India.

Primary outcomes

Availability of CPAP in neonatal units.

Secondary outcomes

Proportion of hospitals where infrastructure and processes to provide CPAP are available. Case fatality rates and complication rates of neonates treated with CPAP.

Results

Among 661 of 694 government hospitals with neonatal units that provided information on availability of CPAP for neonatal care, 68.3% of medical college hospitals (MCH) and 36.6% of district hospitals (DH) used CPAP

SUBMITTER: Dewez JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7053015 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature