Abstract | OBJECTIVES: MATERIAL AND METHODS: 50 children, aged 10.2 +/- 2.8 years, with a history of RDS and 90 controls without a neonatal history of lung diseases, matched for age and gestational age at birth, were studied. Pulmonary function was assessed by spirometry and oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximeter RESULTS: The incidence of respiratory tract infections within the first 6 years after discharge from the intensive care neonatal unit was higher in the RDS group than in controls (P < 0.05). Spirometric parameters of the pulmonary function were comparable in both groups. Oxygen saturation was significantly lower in the RDS group (96.2 +/- 7 vs. 97.3 +/- 7%; P < 0.05). A significant negative correlation between spirometric parameters and the duration of NCPAP application and the duration of oxygen supplementation has been found. CONCLUSIONS: Pulmonary function assessed by spirometry was normal in school-aged children with infant RDS. However; spirometric parameters were negatively correlated with the duration of NCPAP and the duration of oxygen supplementation. In comparison with the controls, children with infant RDS had a higher incidence of respiratory tract infections ( laryngitis, acute bronchitis and pneumonia) within the first 6 years of life, as well as lower oxygen saturation.
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Authors | Halina Konefał, Beata Czeszyńska Maria, Smeeta Sardesai, Manuel Durand, Tomasz Miazgowski |
Journal | Ginekologia polska
(Ginekol Pol)
Vol. 81
Issue 10
Pg. 768-73
(Oct 2010)
ISSN: 0017-0011 [Print] Poland |
PMID | 21114096
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Case-Control Studies
- Causality
- Child
- Child Health Services
(organization & administration)
- Child Welfare
- Child, Preschool
- Comorbidity
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
(adverse effects, statistics & numerical data)
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Poland
(epidemiology)
- Respiration Disorders
(epidemiology, etiology)
- Respiration, Artificial
(adverse effects)
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
(epidemiology, therapy)
- Respiratory Function Tests
(statistics & numerical data)
- Risk Factors
- Spirometry
(methods)
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