英国医学会：先天性膈疝婴儿出生后的呼吸功能
Respiratory function after birth in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0016-078X K Taylor Wild1, Leny Mathew2, Holly L Hedrick3,4, Natalie E Rintoul1,4, Anne Ades1,4, Leane Soorikian1, Kelle Matthews1, Michael A Posencheg1,4, Erin Kesler3, K Taylor Van Hoose3, Howard B Panitch4,5, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6455-8298 John Flibotte1,4, Elizabeth E Foglia1,4
- Correspondence to Dr K Taylor Wild, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Division of Neonatology, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; wildk@chop.edu
Abstract
Objective To characterise the transitional pulmonary physiology of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) using measures of expiratory tidal volume (TV) and end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2).
Design Prospective single-centre observational study.
Setting Quaternary neonatal intensive care unit.
Patients Infants with an antenatal diagnosis of CDH born at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Interventions TV and ETCO2 were simultaneously recorded using a respiratory function monitor (RFM) during invasive positive pressure ventilation immediately after birth.
Main outcome measures TV per birth weight and ETCO2 values were summarised for each minute after birth. Subgroups of interest were defined by liver position (thoracic vs abdominal) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment.
Results RFM data were available for 50 infants from intubation until a median (IQR) of 9 (7–14) min after birth. TV and ETCO2 values increased for the first 10 min after birth, but intersubject values were heterogeneous. TVs were overall lower and ETCO2 values higher in infants with an intrathoracic liver and infants who were ultimately treated with ECMO. On hospital discharge, survival was 88% (n=43) and 34% (n=17) of infants were treated with ECMO.
Conclusion Respiratory function immediately after birth is heterogeneous for infants with CDH. Lung aeration, as evidenced by expired TV and ETCO2, appears to be ongoing throughout the first 10 min after birth during invasive positive pressure ventilation. Close attention to expired TV and ETCO2 levels by 10 min after birth may provide an opportunity to optimise and individualise ventilatory support for this high-risk population.
