Open AccessPeculiarities of the formation of external respiratory function and acid-base status in premature infants
Author(s) -
M. V. Saidova,
A. S. Imamutdinova
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj97236
Subject(s) - respiratory system , medicine , premature birth , adaptation (eye) , pediatrics , gestational age , psychology , biology , pregnancy , neuroscience , genetics
The immaturity of a number of functional systems in premature infants has a significant impact on adaptation to the conditions of extrauterine existence. First of all, it concerns the external respiratory system, which in premature infants has clear signs of immaturity. The body even of a preterm infant at birth is for some time under conditions of reduced gas exchange and moderate metabolic acidosis, but this period is short - gas exchange is quickly normalized.