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From respiratory adaptation at birth to early markers of childhood respiratory health
Author(s) -
Marchal François
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.23194
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory system , respiratory physiology , bronchodilator , cystic fibrosis , asthma , respiratory disease , lung function , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , lung
Summary Assessing lung function in the newborn relates to the need for early markers of chronic respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis or asthma. Non‐invasive respiratory measurements of forced oscillations mechanics are recently shown to be possible in unsedated babies. The bronchodilator effect of catecholamine release at birth, and the respiratory muscle contribution to respiratory mechanical impedance resulting in sometimes excessive variability suggest that measurements should be performed beyond the first 24 hr of life. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2015; 50:1090–1098. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.