TY - JOUR
T1 - Anatomical deadspace during resuscitation of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
AU - Williams, Emma E.
AU - Dassios, Theodore
AU - Murthy, Vadivelam
AU - Greenough, Anne
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - Background: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has a high mortality and morbidity related to pulmonary hypoplasia. Aims: To test the hypothesis that CDH infants who survived would have a greater anatomical deadspace reflecting less severe pulmonary hypoplasia. Furthermore, infants with CDH who had undergone feto-tracheal occlusion (FETO) would have a greater anatomical deadspace. Study design: Infants were studied during resuscitation in the delivery suite. They were all intubated immediately at delivery, given a neuromuscular blocking agent and underwent respiratory monitoring. The anatomical deadspace was calculated from volumetric capnography measurements. Subjects: Thirty infants born at 32 weeks of gestation or greater and diagnosed antenatally with a CDH were studied. Eleven had undergone FETO and overall five died. Outcome measures: Anatomical deadspace (VdANA) and survival to discharge. Results: The median (IQR) gestational age of the infants was 38.1 (35.2–39.3) weeks and birthweight 2.8 (2.3–3.3) kg. The anatomical deadspace was higher in those infants who survived (2.9 (2.8–3.3) mls/kg) compared to those who died (2.2 (2.1–2.7) mls/kg; p = 0.003) and was higher in those who had undergone FETO (3.0 (2.8–3.8) mls/kg) compared to those who had not (2.8 (2.4–3.0) mls/kg; p = 0.032). In predicting survival to discharge, the anatomical deadspace had an AUC of 0.90 (p = 0.006). Conclusions: CDH infants who survived had a larger anatomical deadspace than those who died suggesting they had less lung hypoplasia. In addition, infants who had undergone FETO had greater anatomical deadspace possibly reflecting distension of the conducting airways.
AB - Background: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has a high mortality and morbidity related to pulmonary hypoplasia. Aims: To test the hypothesis that CDH infants who survived would have a greater anatomical deadspace reflecting less severe pulmonary hypoplasia. Furthermore, infants with CDH who had undergone feto-tracheal occlusion (FETO) would have a greater anatomical deadspace. Study design: Infants were studied during resuscitation in the delivery suite. They were all intubated immediately at delivery, given a neuromuscular blocking agent and underwent respiratory monitoring. The anatomical deadspace was calculated from volumetric capnography measurements. Subjects: Thirty infants born at 32 weeks of gestation or greater and diagnosed antenatally with a CDH were studied. Eleven had undergone FETO and overall five died. Outcome measures: Anatomical deadspace (VdANA) and survival to discharge. Results: The median (IQR) gestational age of the infants was 38.1 (35.2–39.3) weeks and birthweight 2.8 (2.3–3.3) kg. The anatomical deadspace was higher in those infants who survived (2.9 (2.8–3.3) mls/kg) compared to those who died (2.2 (2.1–2.7) mls/kg; p = 0.003) and was higher in those who had undergone FETO (3.0 (2.8–3.8) mls/kg) compared to those who had not (2.8 (2.4–3.0) mls/kg; p = 0.032). In predicting survival to discharge, the anatomical deadspace had an AUC of 0.90 (p = 0.006). Conclusions: CDH infants who survived had a larger anatomical deadspace than those who died suggesting they had less lung hypoplasia. In addition, infants who had undergone FETO had greater anatomical deadspace possibly reflecting distension of the conducting airways.
KW - Anatomical deadspace
KW - Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
KW - Feto-tracheal occlusion
KW - Resuscitation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105150
DO - 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105150
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089080128
SN - 0378-3782
VL - 149
JO - Early Human Development
JF - Early Human Development
M1 - 105150
ER -