Measurement of extravascular lung water in infants and children after cardiac surgery. 1984

R N Vincent, and P Lang, and E M Elixson, and W J Gamble, and D R Fulton, and K E Fellows, and W I Norwood, and A R Castaneda

Extravascular lung water (EVLW) was measured in 17 patients with congenital heart disease by the cold-green-dye, double indicator-dilution technique. In 5 control patients, EVLW was 4.7 +/- 0.5 ml/kg (111 +/- 13 ml/m2) (mean +/- standard deviation). Twelve patients were studied immediately after correction of their heart defects. In 6 patients with normal or decreased pulmonary blood flow preoperatively (Group I), EVLW was 6.2 +/- 1.9 ml/kg (122 +/- 46 ml/m2). This value is not significantly different from that of the control patients. In 6 patients with increased pulmonary blood flow and congestive heart failure preoperatively (Group II), EVLW was 15.7 +/- 3.8 ml/kg (270 +/- 60 ml/m2), which is significantly different from both control and Group I patients (p less than 0.01). There was no correlation of EVLW with pre- or postoperative left atrial pressure, length of cardiopulmonary bypass or deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, postoperative serum protein, albumin, hematocrit or cardiac index. Thus, EVLW in the immediate postoperative period is determined by preoperative pathophysiologic characteristics rather than by intraoperative management, and patients with congestive heart failure resulting from left-to-right shunts have increased EVLW despite normal left atrial pressures.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D010313 Partial Pressure The pressure that would be exerted by one component of a mixture of gases if it were present alone in a container. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Partial Pressures,Pressure, Partial,Pressures, Partial
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011651 Pulmonary Artery The short wide vessel arising from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle and conveying unaerated blood to the lungs. Arteries, Pulmonary,Artery, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Arteries
D011652 Pulmonary Circulation The circulation of the BLOOD through the LUNGS. Pulmonary Blood Flow,Respiratory Circulation,Circulation, Pulmonary,Circulation, Respiratory,Blood Flow, Pulmonary,Flow, Pulmonary Blood,Pulmonary Blood Flows
D011654 Pulmonary Edema Excessive accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung, an indication of a serious underlying disease or disorder. Pulmonary edema prevents efficient PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE in the PULMONARY ALVEOLI, and can be life-threatening. Wet Lung,Edema, Pulmonary,Edemas, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Edemas,Lung, Wet,Lungs, Wet,Wet Lungs
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children

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