• Respir Physiol Neurobiol · Jan 2016

    Correlation of radiographic thoracic area and oxygenation impairment in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

    • Theodore Dassios, Anna Curley, Miltiadis Krokidis, Colin Morley, and Robert Ross-Russell.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: theodore.dassios@kcl.ac.uk.
    • Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2016 Jan 1; 220: 40-5.

    AbstractWe hypothesized that radiographically-assessed hyperinflation in bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is related to the degree of oxygenation impairment. Our objective was to explore the relation of chest radiographic thoracic area (CRTA) with right-to-left shunt, right shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve and ventilation/perfusion ratio (VA/Q) in infants with BPD. Twenty-two infants born at median (IQR) gestation of 26 (24-28) weeks with BPD were prospectively studied at 39 (30-69) days. Inspired oxygen (FiO2) was varied to obtain transcutaneous oxygen saturation (SpO2) values between 85 and 96%. Shunt, shift and VA/Q were derived by plotting and analysing pairs of SpO2 and FiO2. CRTA was measured by free hand-tracing the perimeter of the thoracic area in anterio-posterior chest radiographs. Median (IQR) shunt was 8 (1-14)%, shift was 13 (11-19)kPa and VA/Q 0.42 (0.30-0.48). Median (IQR) CRTA/kg was 2495 (1962-2838)mm(2) and was significantly related to shift (r=0.674, p<0.001), VA/Q (r=-0.633, p<0.001), weight at study (r=-0.457, p=0.003) and day of life (r=-0.406, p=0.009), but not to shunt. CRTA in BPD is significantly related to oxygenation impairment as quantified by shift and VA/Q. CRTA can be used as a simple radiographic test to quantify BPD severity.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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