We have explored change in pulmonary compliance before, and after, repeated deep insufflation of the lungs to a pressure of 35 cm H2O, in 130-days gestation fetal lambs delivered by cesarean section, and while still connected to the intact umbilical cord and the ewe. As a group, all 15 out of 28 fetal lambs that had a rise in total compliance to above 0.2 ml (cm H2O)-1 kg-1 after the first inflation, tolerated 24 h of mechanical ventilation with excellent health and good lung function; only 3 animals out of 13 that showed no similar initial rise in compliance after the first inflation, ultimately survived. We believe the first deep insufflation is an important therapeutic intervention and a useful index to rapidly assess chance of survival in a high-risk fetal lamb population.
Management of the antenatal preterm fetal lung in the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome in lambs / M. Solca, T. Kolobow, H. Huang, A. Pesenti, D. Buckhold, J.E. Pierce. - In: BIOLOGY OF THE NEONATE. - ISSN 0006-3126. - 44:2(1983), pp. 93-101.
Management of the antenatal preterm fetal lung in the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome in lambs
A. Pesenti;
1983
Abstract
We have explored change in pulmonary compliance before, and after, repeated deep insufflation of the lungs to a pressure of 35 cm H2O, in 130-days gestation fetal lambs delivered by cesarean section, and while still connected to the intact umbilical cord and the ewe. As a group, all 15 out of 28 fetal lambs that had a rise in total compliance to above 0.2 ml (cm H2O)-1 kg-1 after the first inflation, tolerated 24 h of mechanical ventilation with excellent health and good lung function; only 3 animals out of 13 that showed no similar initial rise in compliance after the first inflation, ultimately survived. We believe the first deep insufflation is an important therapeutic intervention and a useful index to rapidly assess chance of survival in a high-risk fetal lamb population.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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