Does your unit use Vapotherm?

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...and if it does, what do you think about it? Our unit got a few VTs back in February/March, and we've recently got new ones that have the entirely disposable cartridges and tubing. However, some units that we take babies for (due to our level being higher or space) don't do Vapotherm (some have done it and really don't like it), so we tend to hold onto those babies until they're at least in N/C O2, as we don't want them to take a "step back" by going on CPAP in the units that don't use VT.

What do you think about it?

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We have something called Comfort Flow, which is the HFNC. The kids do so much better on it. Sometimes they are intubated, given Curosurf, and then extubated back to CF. It works very well, we rarely have to use CPAP any more.

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We just got one last week. The new set up is pretty nice, but the tubing weighs about 10 pounds. I am a CPAP girl. I haven't been convinced that 5-8L NP is better then CPAP just yet, so to me, it's just prongs...

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