Journal article
An individualized approach to sustained inflation duration at birth improves outcomes in newborn preterm lambs
David G Tingay, Anna Lavizzari, Cornelis EE Zonneveld, Anushi Rajapaksa, Emanuela Zannin, Elizabeth Perkins, Don Black, Magdy Sourial, Raffaele L Dellaca, Fabio Mosca, Andy Adler, Bartlomiej Grychtol, Inez Frerichs, Peter G Davis
American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology | AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC | Published : 2015
Abstract
A sustained first inflation (SI) at birth may aid lung liquid clearance and aeration, but the impact of SI duration relative to the volume-response of the lung is poorly understood. We compared three SI strategies: 1) variable duration defined by attaining volume equilibrium using real-time electrical impedance tomography (EIT; SIplat); 2) 30 s beyond equilibrium (SIlong); 3) short 30-s SI (SI30); and 4) positive pressure ventilation without SI (no-SI) on spatiotemporal aeration and ventilation (EIT), gas exchange, lung mechanics, and regional early markers of injury in preterm lambs. Fifty-nine fetal-instrumented lambs were ventilated for 60 min after applying the allocated first inflation ..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Career Development Fellowship
Awarded by Practitioner Fellowship
Funding Acknowledgements
This study is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Project Grant 1009287 (Canberra, Australia) and the Victorian Government Operational Infrastructure Support Program. D. G. Tingay is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Career Development Fellowship Grant 1053889. P. G. Davis is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grant 606789 and Practitioner Fellowship Grant ID 556600.