meconium aspiration
Meconium aspiration syndrome: challenges and solutions
... Abstract: Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is an important cause of morbidity and mortal- ity among term ...postpartum aspiration of meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF), MAS causes ...
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Clinical profile of meconium aspiration syndrome in relation to birth weight and gestational age
... Meconium stained amniotic fluid is a cause of concern for the attending obstetrician and pediatrician as it is associated with life threatening complications and mortality. Efforts need to be invested in promotion ...
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Meconium aspiration syndrome and neonatal outcome: a hospital based study
... Meconium aspiration Syndrome remains the major cause of morbidity as well as mortality in term and post-term ...with meconium in the amniotic fluid (MSAF), are most likely to develop Meconium ...
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A Retrospective Review of Tracheal Suction at Birth in Neonates with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
... A retrospective review of tracheal suction at birth in neonates with meconium aspiration syndrome A retrospective review of tracheal suction at birth in neonates with meconium aspiration syndrome D Ma[.] ...
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An observational study of meconium aspiration syndrome and its immediate outcome with relation to thick and thin meconium stained amniotic fluid
... Background: Meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) accounts for approximately 10-15% of live births and Meconium aspiration syndrome occurs in 5% among infants born through ...with meconium ...
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Meconium aspiration syndrome: clinical profile, risk factors and outcome in central India
... Background: Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is a life-threatening respiratory disease affecting some neonates born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid ...
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The Therapeutic Application of End-Expiratory Pressure in the Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
... The effectiveness of end-expiratory pressure (EEP) in relieving hypoxemia in the meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) was studied in 14 patients with the disor- der.. These infants demonst[r] ...
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Assessment of incidence, determinants and co-morbidities associated with meconium aspiration syndrome: a hospital based study
... This study was conducted to determine the incidence, determinants and comorbidities associated with MAS in neonates admitted in NICU and SNICU whether inborn or referred from other places of birth for management in a ...
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Early Management of Newborn with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Using Continuous Positive Airway Pressure as a Special Modality
... Background: There is still a lot of doubt for use of CPAP in treatment of meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). We applied the use of CPAP as a first treatment modality in patients suffering of MAS and tried ...
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A study on clinical profile of meconium aspiration syndrome in relation to gestational age and birth weight and their immediate outcome
... thick meconium stained liquor is noted prior to birth, anticipation is necessary and non vigorous babies need aggressive management and possibly early ...outcome, Meconium aspiration syndrome ...
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Study of clinical profile of meconium aspiration syndrome in relation to gestational age and birth weight and their immediate outcome at Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, India
... Background: Meconium staining of the amniotic fluid occurs in approximately 13% of live births; this percentage increases with increasing gestational age at ...of meconium aspiration syndrome in ...
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PREDICTORS OF PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION OF THE NEWBORN AMONG PATIENTS WITH MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY FROM EASTERN INDIA
... Fetal hypoxia and perinatal asphyxia, often associated with meconium aspiration disrupts normal transition from fetal to adult circulation, from pulmonary vasoconstriction to dilation. In severe ...
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Assisted Ventilation in Infants With Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
... County Hospital, 32 infants met two of the three criteria for the diagnosis of meconium aspiration syndrome: (1) his- tory of meconium in the oropharynx or trachea; (2) clinical evidence[r] ...
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Serum Cytokine and Chemokine Profiles in Neonates With Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
... the meconium aspiration syndrome group than in healthy controls: interleukin-1  , interleukin-6, interleukin-8, granulocyte-macro- phage colony-stimulating factor, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, ...
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Meconium Aspiration Syndrome: Have We Made a Difference?
... Pediatrics 1990;85:715-721; meconium aspiration syn- drome, persistent pulmonary hypertension, mechanical ventilation, pneumothorax.. born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid sub-.[r] ...
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Surfactant Lavage for Meconium Aspiration Syndrome: A Pilot Study
... ABSTRACT. Objective. Meconium aspiration syn- drome (MAS) is a major cause of respiratory morbidity and mortality in term infants. We reported our pilot experience on the use of diluted bovine lung ...
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IL13 induced lung fibrosis in meconium aspiration
... in meconium-instilled lungs. Captopril was a strong inhibitor of meconium-induced lung injury, inflammation and apoptosis and reduces lung alveo- lar and airway epithelial cell ...the meconium ...
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Gastric Suctioning to Prevent Iatrogenic Meconium Aspiration
... thick meconium is present in the amniotic fluid, most au- thorities agree that upper airway and tracheal suctioning of the newborn are reasonable to prevent or minimize meconium aspi- ...from ...
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Mechanical and Chemical Damage to Lung Tissue Caused by Meconium Aspiration
... Arterial and mixed venous blood gases, functional residual capacity, cardiac output, vascular pressures, calculated venous admixture, and pulmonary vascular resistance were.. measured.[r] ...
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A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Surfaxin (Lucinactant) Lavage With Standard Care for Treatment of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
... proach to lavage therapy in animal models of MAS. These investigators performed a series of 3 BALs in each lung using dilute Surfaxin. Compared with con- trol animals, lavaged subjects had a more rapid, sus- tained ...
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