Lung volume, breathing pattern and ventilation inhomogeneity in preterm and term infants

Latzin, Philipp; Roth, Stefan; Thamrin, Cindy; Hutten, Gerard J; Pramana, Isabelle; Kuehni, Claudia E; Casaulta, Carmen; Nelle, Matthias; Riedel, Thomas; Frey, Urs (2009). Lung volume, breathing pattern and ventilation inhomogeneity in preterm and term infants. PLoS ONE, 4(2), e4635. Lawrence, Kans.: Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0004635

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BACKGROUND: Morphological changes in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have functional consequences on lung volume, ventilation inhomogeneity and respiratory mechanics. Although some studies have shown lower lung volumes and increased ventilation inhomogeneity in BPD infants, conflicting results exist possibly due to differences in sedation and measurement techniques. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We studied 127 infants with BPD, 58 preterm infants without BPD and 239 healthy term-born infants, at a matched post-conceptional age of 44 weeks during quiet natural sleep according to ATS/ERS standards. Lung function parameters measured were functional residual capacity (FRC) and ventilation inhomogeneity by multiple breath washout as well as tidal breathing parameters. Preterm infants with BPD had only marginally lower FRC (21.4 mL/kg) than preterm infants without BPD (23.4 mL/kg) and term-born infants (22.6 mL/kg), though there was no trend with disease severity. They also showed higher respiratory rates and lower ratios of time to peak expiratory flow and expiratory time (t(PTEF)/t(E)) than healthy preterm and term controls. These changes were related to disease severity. No differences were found for ventilation inhomogeneity. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that preterm infants with BPD have a high capacity to maintain functional lung volume during natural sleep. The alterations in breathing pattern with disease severity may reflect presence of adaptive mechanisms to cope with the disease process.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine

UniBE Contributor:

Latzin, Philipp, Roth, Stefan, Thamrin, Cindy, Pramana, Isabelle Adriane, Kühni, Claudia, Casaulta, Carmen, Nelle, Mathias, Riedel, Thomas, Frey, Urs Peter

ISSN:

1932-6203

ISBN:

19247491

Publisher:

Public Library of Science

Language:

English

Submitter:

Anette van Dorland

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:03

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:22

Publisher DOI:

10.1371/journal.pone.0004635

PubMed ID:

19247491

Web of Science ID:

000265487800017

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.27179

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/27179 (FactScience: 104888)

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