Management of Respiratory Obstruction in the Newborn Period

Abstract

Cyanosis and dyspnea are the cardinal signs of respiratory obstruction in the newborn. Obstructions in the respiratory system include lesions in the upper respiratory tract and the pulmonary alveoli, structural deformities in the tracheobronchial tree, extrapulmonary lesions compressing the lung, and aspiration of secretions into the respiratory tract. Treatment is determined by the type of obstruction present.