Publication Date:
2014-06-25
Description:
Background: Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is a marker of established airway inflammation in adults and children, but conflicting results have been reported in preterm infants when postnatal eNO is measured during tidal breathing. This study investigated the extent to which intubation and mechanical ventilation (MV) affect eNO and NO production (V'NO) in preterm infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).Patients and methods: A total of 176 very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (birth weight
Electronic ISSN:
1756-0500
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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