[Evaluation of a Polish apparatus for creating continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP)]. / Ocena Polskiego aparatu do wytwarzania stalego dodatniego cisnienia w drogach oddechowych (nCPAP).

The aim of the study was to evaluate technical features of polish CPAP machine and to compare its parameters with two commonly used models of foreign origin. Physical signs, noise, produced flows and pressures were compared. POL-CPAP was bulkier and noisier than foreign models. Flows and pressures were not completely satisfactory. We conclude that POL-CPAP fulfill the criteria required from such type of equipment. However the evaluated device requires further improvement of technical parameters.