The Therapeutic Application of End-Expiratory Pressure in the Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

WILLIAM W. FOX; Lawrence S. Berman; JOHN J. DOWNES; GEORGE J. PECKHAM

doi:10.1542/peds.56.2.214

journal article Aug 01, 1975

The Therapeutic Application of End-Expiratory Pressure in the Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

WILLIAM W. FOX Lawrence S. Berman JOHN J. DOWNES GEORGE J. PECKHAM

Pediatrics Vol. 56 No. 2 pp. 214-217 · American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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Abstract

The effectiveness of end-expiratory pressure (EEP) in relieving hypoxemia in the meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) was studied in 14 patients with the disorder. These infants demonstrated a direct, mean Po2 response of 12 torr/cm H2O EEP. A maximum Po2 response was observed in an EEP range of 4 to 7 cm H2O. EEP was equally effective whether patients were breathing spontaneously or were being mechanically ventilated. EEP is useful in the treatment of hypoxemia in the infants with meconium aspiration syndrome.

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Published: Aug 01, 1975
Vol/Issue: 56(2)
Pages: 214-217

Authors

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WILLIAM W. FOX

Division of infant intensive Care and the Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Lawrence S. Berman

Division of infant intensive Care and the Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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JOHN J. DOWNES

Division of infant intensive Care and the Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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GEORGE J. PECKHAM

Division of infant intensive Care and the Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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WILLIAM W. FOX, Lawrence S. Berman, JOHN J. DOWNES, et al. (1975). The Therapeutic Application of End-Expiratory Pressure in the Meconium Aspiration Syndrome. Pediatrics, 56(2), 214-217. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.56.2.214

The Therapeutic Application of End-Expiratory Pressure in the Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

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