PULMONARY FUNCTION IN THE TERM INFANT WITH PNEUMONIA
Xue XD, Zhao SM
Dept of Pediatrics, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of
China Medical University, Shenyang, China
Objective:
To study the effect of supine and prone
positions on pulmonary function in the term infant with pneumonia.
Methods:
Pulmonary function of thirty term infants with
pneumonia was tested in the supine and prone positions respectively with
Biocore CP-100 Neonatal Pulmonary Function Monitor made by U.S.A.
Results:
Respiratory rate (RR) and resistance (Rt) in
prone were lower than those in supine, and tidal volume (Vt), minute
ventilation (MV), dynamic compliance (Cdyn) and work of breathing (WOB) in
prone were higher than those in supine. The value of pulmonary function in
two position was as following:
PFT
value of newborn with pneumonia in supine and prone n=30
|
|
Prone
|
Supine
|
P
value
|
|
RR(bpm)
Vt(ml/kg)
MV(ml/kg/min)
Cdyn(ml/cmH2O/kg)
Rt(cmH2O/L/sec)
WOB(gm cm/kg)
|
44.3��9.2
2.29��0.46
95.0��24.0
0.62��0.21
153.1��50.4
8.9��3.5
|
48.0��10.6
1.65��0.5
75.0��22.0
0.39��0.12
211.9��63.1
5.9��2.7
|
<0.05
<0.05
<0.05
<0.05
<0.05
<0.05
|
Conclusion:
The prone position may improve pulmonary
function of term infant with pneumonia.