PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sabah Helou
AU  - Howard J Birenbaum
AU  - Daniel Blue
AU  - Maria A Pane
AU  - Gregory Andre Marinkovich
TI  - The Velcro Mustache: A Potential Barrier to Effective Bag-and-Mask Ventilation in Neonates on Nasal CPAP: Two Case Reports
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.01048
DP  - 2011 Jul 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - 1040--1042
VI  - 56
IP  - 7
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/7/1040.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/7/1040.full
AB  - Hudson prongs (Hudson RCI, Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina) (a device to deliver nasal continuous positive airway pressure) are often secured with a “Velcro mustache” in neonatal intensive care units. We report 2 premature infants who required bag-and-mask ventilation while on Hudson prongs secured with a Velcro mustache. Effective ventilation was achieved only after removing the Velcro mustache.