Effect of maturity on maximal transdiaphragmatic pressure in infants during crying

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    Abstract

    The aim of this study was to determine the effect of maturation on diaphragmatic function. In addition, we investigated whether noninvasive assessment yielded similar results to invasive measurement. Twenty-eight infants, median gestational age (GA) 35.5 wk (range, 25 to 42 wk) and postconceptional age (PCA), 37.6 wk (range, 32 to 44 wk), were examined. Diaphragmatic function was assessed by measuring the maximal transdiaphragmatic pressure during crying (cPdi) using balloon catheters in the midesophagus (Pes) and the stomach (Pgas). In 14 of the infants, a noninvasive measurement of inspiratory muscle strength, maximal inspiratory pressure (Pimax), was also made. cPdi and Pimax were recorded during a crying effort with the airway occluded at end-expiration. The median cPdi and Pes during crying (cPes), but not Pgas during crying (cPgas), were significantly lower in those studied at a PCA of less than term compared with those studied at an older age (p <0.05). cPdi and cPes, but not cPgas, correlated significantly with PCA (r = 0.44, p <0.02; r = 0.43, p <0.03; respectively) and gestational age (r = 0.46, p <0.02 and r = 0.56, p <0.01; respectively). In the 14 infants, the median Pimax was lower, but it correlated significantly with cPdi (r = 0.79, p <0.01). We conclude maturation does affect diaphragm function, and Pimax may provide a noninvasive index of diaphragm strength.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)433 - 436
    Number of pages4
    JournalAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
    Volume164
    Issue number3
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2001

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