Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality in children aged 1–59 months¹ and most of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia.¹ In addition to preventive measures, effective treatments targeting high-risk children are needed to lower pneumonia mortality globally.^2–5 In this Comment we aim to briefly review the physiology, current evidence, and evidence gaps for non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of children with pneumonia in low-resource settings.

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资源匮乏地区的CPAP治疗小儿肺炎

肺炎是¹至59个月大的儿童¹的主要死亡原因，其中大多数死亡发生在撒哈拉以南非洲和南亚。¹除了预防措施，还需要针对高危儿童的有效治疗，以降低全球范围内的肺炎死亡率。^2–5在本评论中，我们旨在简要回顾低资源环境下儿童肺炎的无创持续气道正压通气（CPAP）治疗的生理学，当前证据和证据差距。