A brief period of endotracheal continuous positive airway pressure (ETT-CPAP) can predict extubation outcome but longer periods are associated with increased work of breathing and extubation failure. In ventilated preterm infants, brief ETT-CPAP does not increase the work of breathing and can be used to predict the outcome of extubation.
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