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Biochemical lung maturity, static respiratory compliance, and pulmonary gas transfer in intubated preterm infants with and without respiratory distress syndrome. 1995

J P de Winter, and J Egberts, and I T Merth, and A Peerdeman, and F van Bel, and G C Bakker, and P H Quanjer
Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University, The Netherlands.

We investigated the relationship between tests of biochemical lung maturity [lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio (L/S ratio)], static compliance of the respiratory system (Crs), and estimates of pulmonary gas transfer [venous admixture and arterial/alveolar (a/A) ratio] in a group of intubated preterm infants with and without respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Thirty infants were studied once (n = 26) or twice (n = 4). The L/S ratio was obtained by means of high-performance thin-layer chromatography and determination of the phosphorus content. Crs was obtained by the multiple occlusion technique. Transcutaneous blood gases and the percentage of oxygen in the inspired gas were recorded and estimates of pulmonary gas transfer were calculated using algorithms. L/S ratio and Crs correlated well (r = 0.73), indicating a higher compliance in biochemically more mature lungs. Both the a/A ratio and venous admixture correlated significantly with the L/S ratio and Crs (P < 0.001). Crs, L/S ratio, and a/A ratio decreased with increasing severity of radiological RDS, and the percentage venous admixture increased (P < 0.001). Sequential measurements in four infants during the acute phase and after RDS resolved indicated that clinical improvement coincided with improvements in biochemical lung maturity, Crs, and estimates of pulmonary gas transfer.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007234 Infant, Premature A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION. Neonatal Prematurity,Premature Infants,Preterm Infants,Infant, Preterm,Infants, Premature,Infants, Preterm,Premature Infant,Prematurity, Neonatal,Preterm Infant
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D008170 Lung Compliance The capability of the LUNGS to distend under pressure as measured by pulmonary volume change per unit pressure change. While not a complete description of the pressure-volume properties of the lung, it is nevertheless useful in practice as a measure of the comparative stiffness of the lung. (From Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p562) Compliance, Lung,Compliances, Lung,Lung Compliances
D010713 Phosphatidylcholines Derivatives of PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDS in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to a CHOLINE moiety. Choline Phosphoglycerides,Choline Glycerophospholipids,Phosphatidyl Choline,Phosphatidyl Cholines,Phosphatidylcholine,Choline, Phosphatidyl,Cholines, Phosphatidyl,Glycerophospholipids, Choline,Phosphoglycerides, Choline
D011659 Pulmonary Gas Exchange The exchange of OXYGEN and CARBON DIOXIDE between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood that occurs across the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER. Exchange, Pulmonary Gas,Gas Exchange, Pulmonary
D012121 Respiration, Artificial Any method of artificial breathing that employs mechanical or non-mechanical means to force the air into and out of the lungs. Artificial respiration or ventilation is used in individuals who have stopped breathing or have RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY to increase their intake of oxygen (O2) and excretion of carbon dioxide (CO2). Ventilation, Mechanical,Mechanical Ventilation,Artificial Respiration,Artificial Respirations,Mechanical Ventilations,Respirations, Artificial,Ventilations, Mechanical
D012127 Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn A condition of the newborn marked by DYSPNEA with CYANOSIS, heralded by such prodromal signs as dilatation of the alae nasi, expiratory grunt, and retraction of the suprasternal notch or costal margins, mostly frequently occurring in premature infants, children of diabetic mothers, and infants delivered by cesarean section, and sometimes with no apparent predisposing cause. Infantile Respiratory Distress Syndrome,Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome,Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Infant
D002851 Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Liquid chromatographic techniques which feature high inlet pressures, high sensitivity, and high speed. Chromatography, High Performance Liquid,Chromatography, High Speed Liquid,Chromatography, Liquid, High Pressure,HPLC,High Performance Liquid Chromatography,High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,UPLC,Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, High-Performance Liquid,High-Performance Liquid Chromatographies,Liquid Chromatography, High-Performance
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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