2002/10/01 by Per Arne Tølløfsrud, Sverre Medbö, Sverre Medbø +6 · 2 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · Social Sciences · #Albumin #Anesthesia #Biology #Critical Theory and Philosophy #Epistemology #Fetus #Hypoxemia #Internal medicine #Meconium #Meconium aspiration syndrome #Medicine #Neonatal Respiratory Health Research #Neuroscience of respiration and sleep #Oxygenation #Oxygenation index #Philosophy #Political science #Pregnancy #Pulmonary function testing #Respiratory Support and Mechanisms #Sociology #Ventilation (architecture)
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We hypothesized that lipids and bile acids in meconium may induce pulmonary insufficiency in newborns. Because albumin may bind these components we studied the effect of albumin on meconium-induced lung injury in piglets. We measured concentration of FFA in the meconium (110 mg dry weight/mL) and added albumin to provide a molar FFA to albumin ratio of 1:1. Newborn piglets, 0-2 d of age, artificially ventilated and exposed to hypoxemia by ventilation with 8% O2, were randomized to group A receiving meconium (n = 12) or group B receiving meconium + albumin (n = 12), 3 mL/kg intratracheally. The animals were reoxygenated for 8 h. Reoxygenation was started when mean blood pressure was <20 mm Hg or base excess was <-20 mM. Pulmonary function was assessed in parallel with pulmonary hemodynamics. From the start of reoxygenation and the next 8 h we found a significant difference (by ANOVA) between the two groups in oxygenation index (p = 0.005), with an increase from 1.6 +/- 0.2 to 6.1 +/- 6.8 (p = 0.04) in the meconium group and from 1.8 +/- 0.3 to 3.1 +/- 3.1 (NS) in meconium + albumin group. There were also significant differences (by ANOVA) between the groups in favor of the treatment group concerning need of inspired fraction of O2, mean airway pressure, dynamic compliance of the respiratory system, time constant, ventilation index, and pulmonary vascular resistance. In conclusion, albumin given concurrently with meconium significantly reduced detrimental effects of meconium aspiration in the lungs of newborn piglets.