1. Gravity-induced loss of aeration and atelectasis development in the preterm lung: a serial sonographic assessment
- Author
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Kazushi Maruo, Daigo Kajikawa, Rena Miura, Yusuke Hoshino, Junichi Arai, Yoshiya Yukitake, Ayako Hinata, and Koji Hirono
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Gravity (chemistry) ,Pulmonary Atelectasis ,Atelectasis ,Article ,Prognostic markers ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Lung ,Ultrasonography ,business.industry ,Respiration ,Infant, Newborn ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Infant ,respiratory system ,medicine.disease ,Lung ultrasound ,Very preterm ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Anesthesia ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Gestation ,business ,Zones of the lung ,Infant, Premature - Abstract
Objective To assess the impact of gravity and time on the changes in the distribution patterns of loss of aeration and atelectasis development in very preterm infants. Study design Preterm infants less than 32 weeks gestation were included in this prospective, observational study. Infants were assessed via serial lung ultrasound (LUS) score in four lung zones, performed on days 7, 14, 21, and 28 after birth. Result Eighty-eight patients were enrolled. There was a significant main effect of gravity (P
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- 2021