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Horne RS, Harrewijn I, Hunt CE. Physiology during sleep in preterm infants: Implications for increased risk for the sudden infant death syndrome. Sleep Med Rev 2024; 78:101990. [PMID: 39116607 DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Approximately 15 million babies are born preterm (<37 weeks of completed gestation) worldwide annually. Although neonatal and perinatal medicine have contributed to the increased survival rate of preterm newborn infants, premature infants are at increased risk of mortality in the first years of life. Infants born preterm are at four times the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) compared to infants born at term. SIDS is believed to be multifactorial in origin. The Triple Risk hypothesis has been proposed to explain this. The model suggests that when a vulnerable infant, such as one born preterm, is at a critical but unstable developmental period in homeostatic control, death may occur if exposed to an exogenous stressor, such as being placed prone for sleep. The highest risk period is at ages 2-4 months, with 90 % of deaths occurring before 6 months. The final pathway to SIDS is widely believed to involve some combination of immature cardiorespiratory control and a failure of arousal from sleep. This review will focus on the physiological factors which increase the risk for SIDS in preterm infants and how these factors may be identified and potentially lead to effective preventative strategies.
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- Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Ikels AK, Herting E, Stichtenoth G. Higher awakening threshold of preterm infants in prone position may be a risk factor for SIDS. Acta Paediatr 2024; 113:1562-1568. [PMID: 38469704 DOI: 10.1111/apa.17194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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AIM The supine sleeping position in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome in preterm infants is poorly understood. We aimed to investigate the effect of sleep posture on cardiorespiratory parameters and movement patterns in preterm infants close to discharge. METHODS This observational study included neonates born in 2022 at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany. Motion sensor data, heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation were recorded for infants with postconceptional age 35-37 weeks during sleep in the prone and supine positions. RESULTS We recorded data from 50 infants, born at 31 (24-35) weeks of gestation (mean(range)), aged 5.2 ± 3.7 weeks (mean ± SD), of whom 48% were female. Five typical movement patterns were identified. In the prone position, the percentage of calm, regular breathing was higher and active movement was less frequent when compared to the supine position. The percentage of calm irregular breathing, number of apnoeas, bradycardias, desaturations and vital sign changes were not influenced by position. CONCLUSION The prone position seems to be associated with a higher arousal threshold. The supine position appears advantageous for escape from life-threatening situations such as sudden infant death syndrome.
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Lübeck, Lubeck, Germany
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Horne RS, Yee AK, Shetty M, Siriwardhana LS, Wong FY, Walter LM. Longitudinal effects of early exposure to intermittent hypoxia on autonomic cardiovascular control in very preterm infants. Sleep Med 2024; 119:458-466. [PMID: 38788316 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Cardiorespiratory control is immature in infants born preterm compared to those born at term. Animal studies have shown that repetitive hypoxia associated with periodic breathing can alter autonomic control. We aimed to elucidate if the amount of time spent with apnoea and periodic breathing in the neonatal unit was associated with longitudinal changes in autonomic control assessed using heart rate variability. METHODS Twenty-nine very preterm infants (10 M 19F) were studied during supine daytime sleep on 4 occasions. Study 1: 32-36 weeks post menstrual age (PMA) (n = 29), Study 2: 36-40 weeks PMA (n = 27), Study 3: 3-months corrected age (CA) (n = 20) and Study 4: 6-months CA (n = 26). The percentage total sleep time (%TST) spent having apnoeas in active (AS) and quiet sleep (QS) at each study was calculated. Total power, low frequency (LF, sympathetic + parasympathetic activity) high frequency (HF, parasympathetic activity), and LF/HF (sympathovagal balance) were calculated. Infants were divided into two groups based on the %TST spent with apnoeas above and below the median in AS and QS at Study 1. Data were normalised and compared with two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post-hoc tests. RESULTS When apnoeas were included in the analysis, in QS Total power and HF power were higher, and when apnoeas were excluded HF power was higher in QS but lower in AS in the above median group at Study 4. CONCLUSION This study provides new evidence that short apnoeas, particularly periodic breathing, which is currently not detected or treated in the neonatal unit can affect autonomic cardiovascular control.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Plunkett G, Yiallourou S, Voigt A, Segumohamed A, Shepherd K, Horne R, Wong F. Short apneas and periodic breathing in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit-Effects of sleep position, sleep state, and age. J Sleep Res 2024:e14253. [PMID: 38837291 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.14253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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This observational study investigated the effects of sleep position and sleep state on short apneas and periodic breathing in hospitalized preterm infants longitudinally, in relation to postmenstrual age. Preterm infants (25-31 weeks gestation, n = 29) were studied fortnightly after birth until discharge, in prone and supine positions, and in quiet sleep and active sleep. The percentage of time spent in each sleep state (percentage of time in quiet sleep and percentage of time in active sleep), percentage of total sleep time spent in short apneas and periodic breathing, respectively, the percentage of falls from baseline in heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation and cerebral tissue oxygenation index during short apneas and periodic breathing, and the associated percentage of total sleep time with systemic (arterial oxygen saturation < 90%) and cerebral hypoxia (cerebral tissue oxygenation index < 55%) were analysed using a linear mixed model. Results showed that the prone position decreased (improved) the percentage of falls from baseline in arterial oxygen saturation during both short apneas and periodic breathing, decreased the proportion of infants with periodic breathing and the periodic breathing-associated percentage of total sleep time with cerebral hypoxia. The percentage of time in quiet sleep was higher in the prone position. Quiet sleep decreased the percentage of total sleep time spent in short apneas, the short apneas-associated percentage of falls from baseline in heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation, and proportion of infants with systemic hypoxia. Quiet sleep also decreased the proportion of infants with periodic breathing and percentage of total sleep time with cerebral hypoxia. The effects of sleep position and sleep state were not related to postmenstrual age. In summary, when sleep state is controlled for, the prone sleeping position has some benefits during both short apneas and periodic breathing. Quiet sleep improves cardiorespiratory stability and is increased in the prone position at the expense of active sleep, which is critical for brain maturation. This evidence should be considered in positioning preterm infants.
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- Georgina Plunkett
- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Yee AK, Shetty M, Siriwardhana LS, Walter LM, Wong FY, Horne RSC. Preterm infants experience a nadir in cerebral oxygenation during sleep three months after hospital discharge. Acta Paediatr 2024. [PMID: 38376100 DOI: 10.1111/apa.17166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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AIM Preterm infants are at increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and frequently experience short central apnoeas which can occur in isolation or a repetitive pattern (periodic breathing). We investigated the relationship between central apnoeas experienced before and over the 6 months after hospital discharge and cerebral oxygenation. METHODS Preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks gestational age (GA) were studied during supine daytime sleep at 32-36 weeks post menstrual age (PMA) (n = 40), 36-40 weeks PMA (n = 27), 3-months corrected age (CA) (n = 20) and 6-months CA (n = 26). Cerebral tissue oxygenation (TOI), peripheral oxygenation (SpO2 ) and heart rate were recorded continuously. The percentage total sleep time (%TST) spent having central apnoeas at each study and cerebral fractional oxygen extraction (SpO2 -TOI/SpO2 ) were calculated. RESULTS %TST spent with central apnoeas decreased with increasing age in both active sleep (AS) and quiet sleep (QS). TOI tended to be lower and cerebral fractional oxygen extraction higher at 3 months compared to the other studies and this reached statistical significance compared to 32-36 weeks in QS. CONCLUSION The nadir in cerebral tissue oxygenation at 3 months of age coincides with the peak risk period for SIDS and this may contribute to increased risk in these infants.
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- Alicia K Yee
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Yee AK, Shetty M, Siriwardhana LS, Wong FY, Walter LM, Horne RSC. Autonomic cardiovascular control is altered by intermittent hypoxia in preterm infants. Acta Paediatr 2023; 112:2359-2367. [PMID: 37646568 DOI: 10.1111/apa.16955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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AIM Preterm infants frequently experience short apnoeas and periodic breathing. Animal studies have shown that repetitive hypoxia associated with periodic breathing can alter autonomic control. We aimed to elucidate if apnoea and periodic breathing were associated with changes in autonomic control assessed using heart rate variability, thus exacerbating the consequences of respiratory disturbance. METHODS Forty very preterm infants (15 M/25 F) were studied at 34.3 weeks post-menstrual age with daytime polysomnography. Total power, low frequency (LF, sympathetic+parasympathetic activity) high frequency (HF, parasympathetic activity) and LF/HF (sympathovagal balance) were calculated. RESULTS Infants were divided into those with above and below the median total sleep time spent with respiratory events: Active sleep (AS) 13%, Quiet sleep (QS) 10%. In AS, including respiratory events, Total power (p < 0.05) and HF power (p < 0.05) were higher in the above median group. During AS excluding respiratory events, Total power (p < 0.05) and HF power (p = 0.061) were higher and LF power (p < 0.01) and LF/HF (p < 0.05) were lower in the above median group. There were no differences in HRV parameters in QS. CONCLUSION This study provides new evidence that short apnoeas, particularly periodic breathing, which is currently not detected or treated in the neonatal unit can affect autonomic cardiovascular control.
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- Alicia K Yee
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Yee AK, Siriwardhana LS, Nixson GM, Walter LM, Wong FY, Horne RSC. Developmental consequences of short apneas and periodic breathing in preterm infants. J Perinatol 2023; 43:1420-1428. [PMID: 37558750 PMCID: PMC10615736 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01748-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the relationship between respiratory events experienced before and after hospital discharge and developmental outcomes at 6 months corrected age (CA). STUDY DESIGN Preterm infants born between 28-32 weeks gestational age (GA) were studied at 32-36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA), 36-40 weeks PMA, 3- and 6-months CA. Percentage total sleep time (%TST) with respiratory events (isolated apneas, sequential apneas and periodic breathing (PB)) at each study was calculated. Stepwise multiple linear regressions determined significant predictors of developmental outcomes at 6 months. RESULT %TST with respiratory events at term were significant predictors of language (R2 = 0.165, β = -0.416) and motor (R2 = 0.180, β = -0.485) composite scores of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development at 6 months, independent of GA, birth weight and sex. CONCLUSIONS In clinically stable very preterm infants at term equivalent age, time spent having respiratory events, was related to a reduction in language and motor outcomes at 6 months.
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- Alicia K Yee
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Melbourne Children's Sleep Centre, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Yee AK, Siriwardhana LS, Nixon GM, Walter LM, Wong FY, Horne RSC. Periodic breathing in clinically stable very preterm infants. Pediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58:887-898. [PMID: 36504453 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the frequency and severity of periodic breathing (PB) in clinically stable very preterm infants and identify infant and maternal factors associated with increased time spent and severity of PB in these infants. METHOD Thirty-eight infants (28-32 weeks gestational age) who were ≥3 days off noninvasive respiratory support, were studied for 2-3 h with a daytime sleep study at 31-36 weeks postmenstrual age. Percent total sleep time spent in PB (%TSTPB) and time spent with SpO2 <90%, <80%, and cerebral oxygenation <55% during PB were calculated. Infant and maternal characteristics were correlated with %TSTPB and hypoxia during PB. RESULTS The majority of infants (92%) had at least one episode of PB and infants spent a median 9.1 [interquartile range: 1.2, 15.5] %TSTPB. 80%, 37%, and 37% of infants experienced SpO2 <90%, <80% and cerebral oxygenation <55%, respectively, during PB. Shorter duration of respiratory support, multigravida, multiparity, and maternal vitamin D deficiency were associated with higher %TSTPB. Multigravida, shorter duration on respiratory support, apnea of prematurity, and resuscitation at birth were associated with hypoxia during PB. CONCLUSIONS The majority of very preterm infants exhibited PB when they were off respiratory support and considered clinically stable. The time spent in PB was very variable between infants and was associated with significant hypoxia in some infants. Fewer days spent on respiratory support was associated with both increased frequency and severity of PB. However, the potential contribution of PB to neurocognitive outcomes remains uncertain and warrants further investigations.
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- Alicia K Yee
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Melbourne Children's Sleep Centre, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Duration and Consequences of Periodic Breathing in Infants Born Preterm Before and After Hospital Discharge. J Pediatr 2022; 255:112-120.e3. [PMID: 36370865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the amount of time spent in periodic breathing and its consequences in infants born preterm before and after hospital discharge. METHODS Infants born preterm between 28-32 weeks of gestational age were studied during daytime sleep in the supine position at 32-36 weeks of postmenstrual age (PMA), 36-40 weeks of PMA, and 3 months and 6 months of corrected age. The percentage of total sleep time spent in periodic breathing (% total sleep time periodic breathing) was calculated and infants were grouped into below and above the median (8.5% total sleep time periodic breathing) at 32-36 weeks and compared with 36-40 weeks, 3 and 6 months. RESULTS Percent total sleep time periodic breathing was not different between 32-36 weeks of PMA (8.5%; 1.5, 15.0) (median, IQR) and 36-40 weeks of PMA (6.6%; 0.9, 15.1) but decreased at 3 (0.4%; 0.0, 2.0) and 6 months of corrected age 0% (0.0, 1.1). Infants who spent above the median % total sleep time periodic breathing at 32-36 weeks of PMA spent more % total sleep time periodic breathing at 36-40 weeks of PMA (18.1%; 7.7, 23.9 vs 2.1%; 0.6, 6.4) and 6 months of corrected age 0.9% (0.0, 3.3) vs 0.0% (0.0, 0.0). CONCLUSIONS Percentage sleep time spent in periodic breathing did not decrease as infants born preterm approached term corrected age, when they were to be discharged home. High amounts of periodic breathing at 32-36 weeks of PMA was associated with high amounts of periodic breathing at term corrected age (36-40 weeks of PMA), and persistence of periodic breathing at 6 months of corrected age.
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Ventilatory control instability as a predictor of persistent periodic breathing in preterm infants. Pediatr Res 2022; 92:513-519. [PMID: 34716421 PMCID: PMC8555736 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01816-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Periodic breathing (PB) is common in preterm infants. We aimed to characterize the contribution of ventilatory control instability to the presence and persistence of PB longitudinally. METHODS Infants born between 28 and 32 weeks of gestation were studied using daytime polysomnography at: 32-36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) (N = 32), 36-40 weeks PMA (N = 20), 3 months corrected age (CA) (N = 18) and 6 months CA (N = 19). Loop gain, a measure of sensitivity of the ventilatory control system, was estimated by fitting a mathematical model to ventilatory patterns associated with spontaneous sighs. RESULTS The time spent in PB decreased from 32-36 weeks PMA to 6 months CA (P = 0.005). Across all studies, studies with PB (N = 62) were associated with higher loop gain compared to those without PB (N = 23) (estimated marginal mean ± SEM: 0.445 ± 0.01 vs 0.388 ± 0.02; P = 0.020). A threshold of loop gain >0.415 (measured at 32-36 weeks PMA) provided a sensitivity of 86% and a specificity of 75% to detect the presence of PB at 6 months CA. CONCLUSIONS The course of PB in preterm infants is related to changes in loop gain. Higher loop gain at 32-36 weeks PMA was associated with a greater risk of persistent PB at 6 months CA. IMPACT The developmental trajectory of periodic breathing and its relationship to ventilatory control instability is currently unclear. Unstable ventilatory control is a determinant of periodic breathing in preterm infants up to 6 months corrected age. Infants who display greater ventilatory control instability at 32-36 weeks postmenstrual age may be at increased risk of persistent periodic breathing at 6 months corrected age. Assessment of ventilatory control stability may assist in the early identification of infants at risk of persistent periodic breathing and its potential adverse effects.
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Mammel D, Kemp J. Prematurity, the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and maturation of ventilatory control. Pediatr Pulmonol 2021; 56:3533-3545. [PMID: 34042316 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Infants born before 32 weeks gestational age and receiving respiratory support at 36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) are diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). This label suggests that their need for supplemental oxygen (O2 ) is primarily due to acquired dysplasia of airways and airspaces, and that the supplemental O2 is treating residual parenchymal lung disease. However, emerging evidence suggests that immature ventilatory control may also contribute to the need for supplemental O2 at 36 weeks PMA. In all newborns, maturation of ventilatory control continues ex utero and is a plastic process. Among premature infants, supplemental O2 mitigates the hypoxemic effects of delayed maturation of ventilatory control, as well as reduces the duration and frequency of periodic breathing events. Nevertheless, prematurity is associated with altered and occasionally aberrant maturation of ventilatory control. Infants born prematurely, with or without a diagnosis of BPD, are more prone to long-lasting effects of dysfunctional ventilatory control. This review addresses normal and abnormal maturation of ventilatory control and suggests how aberrant maturation complicates assigning the diagnosis of BPD. Greater awareness of the interaction between parenchymal lung disease and delayed maturation of ventilatory control is essential to understanding why a given premature infant requires and is benefitting from supplemental O2 at 36 weeks PMA.
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- Daniel Mammel
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Newborn Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Duenas-Meza E, Escamilla-Gil MI, Bazurto-Zapata MA, Caparo E, Suarez Cuartas M, Rincón Martínez L, Pernett Buenaver L, Rojas Ortega A, Torres J, Restrepo-Gualteros S, Parra Buitrago A, Gonzalez-Garcia M. Intermittent Hypoxia and Respiratory Patterns During Sleep of Preterm Infants Aged 3 to 18 Months Residing at High Altitudes. Sleep 2021; 45:6354695. [PMID: 34409457 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsab208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES the aim of this study was to determine the impact of apneas on oxygen saturation and the presence of intermittent hypoxia, during sleep of preterm infants (PTIs) born at high altitudes and compare with full-term infants (FTIs) at the same altitude. METHODS PTIs and FTIs from 3 to 18 months were included. They were divided into three age groups: 3-4 months (Group 1); 6-7 months (Group 2) and 10-18 months (Group 3). Polysomnography parameters and oxygenation indices were evaluated. Intermittent hypoxia was defined as brief, repetitive cycles of decreased oxygen saturation. Kruskal-Wallis test for multiple comparisons, t-test or Mann-Whitney U test were used. RESULTS 127 PTI and 175 FTI were included. Total apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was higher in PTI that FTI in all age groups (Group 1: 33.5/h vs. 12.8/h, p=0.042; Group 2: 27.0/h vs. 7.4/h, p<0.001 and Group 3: 11.6/h vs. 3.1/h, p<0.001). In Group 3, central-AHI (8.0/h vs. 2.3/h, p<0.001) and obstructive-AHI (1.8/h vs. 0.6/h, p<0.008) were higher in PTI than FTI. T90 (7.0% vs. 0.5, p<0.001), oxygen desaturation index (39.8/h vs. 11.3, p<0.001) were higher in PTI than FTI, nadir SpO2 (70.0% vs. 80.0, p<0.001) was lower in PTI . CONCLUSION At high altitude, compared to FTI, PTI have a higher rate of respiratory events, greater desaturation and a delayed resolution of these conditions, suggesting the persistence of intermittent hypoxia during the first 18 months of life. This indicates the need for follow-up of these infants for timely diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disturbances during sleep.
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- Elida Duenas-Meza
- Fundación Neumológica Colombiana.,Universidad de La Sabana.,Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología
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- Fundación Neumológica Colombiana.,Universidad de La Sabana.,Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología
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- Fundación Neumológica Colombiana.,Universidad de La Sabana.,Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología
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- Fundación Neumológica Colombiana.,Universidad de La Sabana.,Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología
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Ren H, Jiang X, Xu K, Chen C, Yuan Y, Dai C, Chen W. A Review of Cerebral Hemodynamics During Sleep Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Front Neurol 2020; 11:524009. [PMID: 33329295 PMCID: PMC7710901 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.524009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Investigating cerebral hemodynamic changes during regular sleep cycles and sleep disorders is fundamental to understanding the nature of physiological and pathological mechanisms in the regulation of cerebral oxygenation during sleep. Although sleep neuroimaging methods have been studied and have been well-reviewed, they have limitations in terms of technique and experimental design. Neurologists are convinced that Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) provides essential information and can be used to assist the assessment of cerebral hemodynamics, and numerous studies regarding sleep have been carried out based on NIRS. Thus, a brief historical overview of the sleep studies using NIRS will be helpful for the biomedical students, academicians, and engineers to better understand NIRS from various perspectives. In this study, the existing literature on sleep studies is reviewed, and an overview of the NIRS applications is synthesized and provided. The paper first reviews the application scenarios, as well as the patterns of fluctuation of NIRS, which includes the investigation in regular sleep and sleep-disordered breathing. Various factors such as different sleep stages, populations, and degrees of severity were considered. Furthermore, the experimental design and signal processing, as well as the regulation mechanisms involved in regular and pathological sleep, are investigated and discussed. The strengths and weaknesses of the existing NIRS applications are addressed and presented, which can direct further NIRS analysis and utilization.
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- Haoran Ren
- The Center for Intelligent Medical Electronics, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Center for Intelligent Medical Electronics, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Center for Intelligent Medical Electronics, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Center for Intelligent Medical Electronics, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Center for Intelligent Medical Electronics, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Center for Intelligent Medical Electronics, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Center for Intelligent Medical Electronics, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, Shanghai, China
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Tran NN, Tran M, Elgabalawy E, Lopez J, Kysh L. The Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) to Measure Cerebral Oxygen Saturation During Body Position Changes on Infants Less than One Year Old. J Pediatr Nurs 2020; 55:155-164. [PMID: 32950823 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the state of the literature for near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to measure cerebral oxygen saturation during body position changes on infants <1 year old. INTRODUCTION Although regional cerebral oxygen saturation is commonly used in critically ill populations, it is not usual practice to tailor care based on differences in the cerebral oxygen saturation during measurements in different body positions. We believe that alterations in cerebral oxygen saturation during position changes can also inform clinicians regarding brain health, such as the regulation of brain blood flow. INCLUSION CRITERIA We included studies in infants <1 year old; who had cerebral oxygen saturation measured in varying positions (e.g. supine versus side-lying). METHODS On March 30, 2019, we searched Medline, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, CINAHL, and Web of Science for studies written in English with no restriction on publication dates. We selected studies that involved infants <1 year old and measured cerebral oxygen saturation during varying body positions. RESULTS We found 24 primary studies on 694 infants. The authors investigated whether brain oxygen saturation was influenced by body position. A majority of the studies found a statistically significant difference between cerebral oxygen saturation in various body positions. CONCLUSIONS More research needs to be performed on variations in brain oxygen saturation during body position changes and the correlation with outcomes. Knowledge of brain oxygen saturation can provide clinicians an understanding of the infant's brain health. Healthcare providers may adapt care specifically to improve brain health with NIRS-based brain oxygen saturation monitoring.
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- Nhu N Tran
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (KSOM USC), Department of Surgery and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), United States.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, KSOM USC, United States; Division of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, The Saban Research Institute, CHLA, United States
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- Division of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, The Saban Research Institute, CHLA, United States
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- Division of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, The Saban Research Institute, CHLA, United States
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- The Institute for Nursing and Interprofessional Research, CHLA, United States
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Walter LM, Shepherd KL, Yee A, Horne RS. Insights into the effects of sleep disordered breathing on the brain in infants and children: Imaging and cerebral oxygenation measurements. Sleep Med Rev 2020; 50:101251. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2019.101251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Edwards BA, Nava-Guerra L, Kemp JS, Carroll JL, Khoo MC, Sands SA, Terrill PI, Landry SA, Amin RS. Assessing ventilatory instability using the response to spontaneous sighs during sleep in preterm infants. Sleep 2019; 41:5077835. [PMID: 30137560 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Study Objectives Periodic breathing (PB) is common in newborns and is an obvious manifestation of ventilatory control instability. However, many infants without PB may still have important underlying ventilatory control instabilities that go unnoticed using standard clinical monitoring. Methods to detect infants with "subclinical" ventilatory control instability are therefore required. The current study aimed to assess the degree of ventilatory control instability using simple bedside recordings in preterm infants. Methods Respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) recordings were analyzed from ~20 minutes of quiet sleep in 20 preterm infants at 36 weeks post-menstrual age (median [range]: 36 [34-40]). The percentage time spent in PB was also calculated for each infant (%PB). Spontaneous sighs were identified and breath-by-breath measurements of (uncalibrated) ventilation were derived from RIP traces. Loop gain (LG, a measure of ventilatory control instability) was calculated by fitting a simple ventilatory control model (gain, time-constant, delay) to the post-sigh ventilatory pattern. For comparison, periodic inter-breath variability was also quantified using power spectral analysis (ventilatory oscillation magnitude index [VOMI]). Results %PB was strongly associated with LG (r2 = 0.77, p < 0.001) and moderately with the VOMI (r2 = 0.21, p = 0.047). LG (0.52 ± 0.05 vs. 0.30 ± 0.03; p = 0.0025) and the VOMI (-8.2 ± 1.1 dB vs. -11.8 ± 0.9 dB; p = 0.026) were both significantly higher in infants that displayed PB vs. those without. Conclusions LG and VOMI determined from the ventilatory responses to spontaneous sighs can provide a practical approach to assessing ventilatory control instability in preterm infants. Such simple techniques may help identify infants at particular risk for ventilatory instabilities with concomitant hypoxemia and its associated consequences.
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- Bradley A Edwards
- Sleep and Circadian Medicine Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Psychological Sciences and Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.,Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Sleep and Circadian Medicine Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Psychological Sciences and Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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Tamanyan K, Weichard A, Biggs SN, Davey MJ, Nixon GM, Walter LM, Horne RSC. The impact of central and obstructive respiratory events on cerebral oxygenation in children with sleep disordered breathing. Sleep 2019; 42:5352806. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- Knarik Tamanyan
- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Melbourne Children’s Sleep Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Melbourne Children’s Sleep Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Horne RSC, Sun S, Yiallourou SR, Fyfe KL, Odoi A, Wong FY. Comparison of the longitudinal effects of persistent periodic breathing and apnoea on cerebral oxygenation in term- and preterm-born infants. J Physiol 2018; 596:6021-6031. [PMID: 29528500 PMCID: PMC6265532 DOI: 10.1113/jp275686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Periodic breathing and apnoea were more common in preterm compared to age-matched term-born infants across the first 6 months after term-corrected age. Periodic breathing decreased with age in both term and preterm infants. Apnoea duration was not different between groups; however, the decline in apnoea index with postnatal age observed in the term infants was not seen in the preterm infants. Falls in tissue oxygenation index (brain TOI) associated with apnoeas were greater in the preterm infants at all three ages studied. The clinical significance of falls in brain TOI during periodic breathing and apnoea on neurodevelopmental outcome is unknown and warrants further investigations. ABSTRACT Periodic breathing and short apnoeas are common in infants, particularly those born preterm, but are thought to be benign. The aim of our study was to assess the incidence and impact of periodic breathing and apnoea on heart rate, oxygen saturation and brain tissue oxygenation index (TOI) in infants born at term and preterm over the first 6 months after term equivalent age. Nineteen term-born infants (38-42 weeks gestational age) and 24 preterm infants (born at 27-36 weeks gestational age) were studied at 2-4 weeks, 2-3 months and 5-6 months post-term-corrected age during sleep. Periodic breathing episodes were defined as three or more sequential apnoeas each lasting ≥3 s and apnoeas as ≥3 s in duration. The mean duration of periodic breathing episodes was longer in term infants than in preterm infants at 2-4 weeks (P < 0.05) and at 5-6 months (P < 0.05); however, the nadir in TOI was significantly less in the term infants at 2-3 months (P < 0.001). Apnoea duration was not different between groups; however, the decline in apnoea index with postnatal age observed in the term infants was not seen in the preterm infants. Falls in TOI associated with apnoeas were greater in the preterm infants at all three ages studied. In conclusion, periodic breathing and short apnoeas were more common in infants born preterm and falls in cerebral oxygenation were greater than in the term group. The clinical significance of this on neurodevelopmental outcome is unknown and warrants further investigations.
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- Rosemary S. C. Horne
- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Department of PaediatricsMonash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Department of PaediatricsMonash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Department of PaediatricsMonash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Department of PaediatricsMonash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Department of PaediatricsMonash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Department of PaediatricsMonash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
- Monash NewbornMonash Children's HospitalMelbourneAustralia
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Dhillon SK, Lear CA, Galinsky R, Wassink G, Davidson JO, Juul S, Robertson NJ, Gunn AJ, Bennet L. The fetus at the tipping point: modifying the outcome of fetal asphyxia. J Physiol 2018; 596:5571-5592. [PMID: 29774532 DOI: 10.1113/jp274949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Brain injury around birth is associated with nearly half of all cases of cerebral palsy. Although brain injury is multifactorial, particularly after preterm birth, acute hypoxia-ischaemia is a major contributor to injury. It is now well established that the severity of injury after hypoxia-ischaemia is determined by a dynamic balance between injurious and protective processes. In addition, mothers who are at risk of premature delivery have high rates of diabetes and antepartum infection/inflammation and are almost universally given treatments such as antenatal glucocorticoids and magnesium sulphate to reduce the risk of death and complications after preterm birth. We review evidence that these common factors affect responses to fetal asphyxia, often in unexpected ways. For example, glucocorticoid exposure dramatically increases delayed cell loss after acute hypoxia-ischaemia, largely through secondary hyperglycaemia. This critical new information is important to understand the effects of clinical treatments of women whose fetuses are at risk of perinatal asphyxia.
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- The Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- The Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Bennet L, Walker DW, Horne RSC. Waking up too early - the consequences of preterm birth on sleep development. J Physiol 2018; 596:5687-5708. [PMID: 29691876 DOI: 10.1113/jp274950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Good quality sleep of sufficient duration is vital for optimal physiological function and our health. Sleep deprivation is associated with impaired neurocognitive function and emotional control, and increases the risk for cardiometabolic diseases, obesity and cancer. Sleep develops during fetal life with the emergence of a recognisable pattern of sleep states in the preterm fetus associated with the development, maturation and connectivity within neural networks in the brain. Despite the physiological importance of sleep, surprisingly little is known about how sleep develops in individuals born preterm. Globally, an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm (<37 weeks gestation) each year, and these babies are at significant risk of neural injury and impaired brain development. This review discusses how sleep develops during fetal and neonatal life, how preterm birth impacts on sleep development to adulthood, and the factors which may contribute to impaired brain and sleep development, leading to altered neurocognitive, behavioural and motor capabilities in the infant and child. Going forward, the challenge is to identify specific risk factors for impaired sleep development in preterm babies to allow for the design of interventions that will improve the quality and quantity of sleep throughout life.
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- Laura Bennet
- Department of Physiology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Department of Paediatrics, Monash University and Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Prone sleeping position in infancy: Implications for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular function. Sleep Med Rev 2018; 39:174-186. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Tamanyan K, Walter LM, Weichard A, Davey MJ, Nixon GM, Biggs SN, Horne RSC. Age Effects on Cerebral Oxygenation and Behavior in Children with Sleep-disordered Breathing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018; 197:1468-1477. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201709-1825oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Knarik Tamanyan
- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
- Melbourne Children’s Sleep Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
- Melbourne Children’s Sleep Centre, Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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Bandyopadhyay A, Harmon H, Slaven JE, Daftary AS. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at Two Years of Age for Premature Infants Diagnosed With Neonatal Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 2017; 13:1311-1317. [PMID: 29065963 PMCID: PMC5656480 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.6804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Neurocognitive deficits have been shown in school-aged children with sleep apnea. The effect of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on the neurodevelopmental outcome of preterm infants is unknown. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed for all preterm infants (< 37 weeks) who had neonatal polysomnography (PSG) and completed neurodevelopmental assessment with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, 3rd Edition, between 2006 to 2015 at Riley Hospital. Exclusion criteria included grade IV intraventricular hemorrhage, tracheostomy, cyanotic heart disease, severe retinopathy of prematurity, craniofacial anomalies, or central and mixed apnea on PSG. Sleep apnea was defined as an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) > 1 event/h. Regression analyses were performed to find a relationship between PSG parameters and cognitive, language, and motor scores. RESULTS Fifteen patients (males: n = 10) were eligible for the study. Median postmenstrual age at the time of the PSG was 41 weeks (37-46). Median AHI for the cohort was 17.4 events/h (2.2-41.3). Median cognitive, language, and motor scores were 90 (65-125), 89 (65-121), and 91 (61-112), respectively. Mean end-tidal CO2 (median 47 mm Hg [25-60]) negatively correlated with cognitive scores (P = .01) but did not significantly correlate with language or motor scores. AHI was not associated with cognitive, language, or motor scores. CONCLUSIONS The median score for cognitive, language, and motor scores for preterm infants with neonatal OSA were within one standard deviation of the published norm. Mean end-tidal CO2, independent of AHI, may serve as a biomarker for predicting poor cognitive outcome in preterm infants with neonatal OSA. COMMENTARY A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 1233.
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- Anuja Bandyopadhyay
- Section of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Section of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Olmo Arroyo J, Khirani S, Amaddeo A, Griffon L, De Sanctis L, Pouard P, Fauroux B. A comparison of pulse oximetry and cerebral oxygenation in children with severe sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: a pilot study. J Sleep Res 2017; 26:799-808. [DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jorge Olmo Arroyo
- Pediatric Noninvasive Ventilation and Sleep Unit; AP-HP; Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades; Paris France
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- Pediatric Noninvasive Ventilation and Sleep Unit; AP-HP; Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades; Paris France
- ASV Santé; Gennevilliers France
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- Pediatric Noninvasive Ventilation and Sleep Unit; AP-HP; Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades; Paris France
- Paris Descartes University; Paris France
- Research Unit INSERM U 955; Team 13; Créteil France
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- Pediatric Noninvasive Ventilation and Sleep Unit; AP-HP; Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades; Paris France
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- Pediatric Noninvasive Ventilation and Sleep Unit; AP-HP; Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades; Paris France
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- Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care and Anaesthesia Unit; AP-HP; Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades; Paris France
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- Pediatric Noninvasive Ventilation and Sleep Unit; AP-HP; Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades; Paris France
- Paris Descartes University; Paris France
- Research Unit INSERM U 955; Team 13; Créteil France
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The Longitudinal Effects of Persistent Apnea on Cerebral Oxygenation in Infants Born Preterm. J Pediatr 2017; 182:79-84. [PMID: 28063687 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.11.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence and impact of persistent apnea on heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SpO2), and brain tissue oxygenation index (TOI) over the first 6 months after term equivalent age in ex-preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN Twenty-four preterm infants born between 27 and 36 weeks of gestational age were studied with daytime polysomnography at 2-4 weeks, 2-3 months, and 5-6 months post-term corrected age. Apneas lasting ≥3 seconds were included and maximal percentage changes (nadir) in HR, SpO2, and tissue oxygenation index (TOI, NIRO-200 Hamamatsu) from baseline were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 253 apneas were recorded at 2-4 weeks, 203 at 2-3 months, and 148 at 5-6 months. There was no effect of gestational age at birth, sleep state, or sleep position on apnea duration, nadir HR, SpO2, or TOI. At 2-4 weeks, the nadirs in HR (-11.1 ± 1.2 bpm) and TOI (-4.4 ± 1.0%) were significantly less than at 2-3 months (HR: -13.5 ± 1.2 bpm, P < .05; TOI: -7.5 ± 1.1 %, P < .05) and at 5-6 months (HR: -13.2 ± 1.3 bpm, P < .01; TOI: -9.3 ± 1.2%, P < .01). CONCLUSIONS In ex-preterm infants, apneas were frequent and associated with decreases in heart rate and cerebral oxygenation, which were more marked at 2-3 months and 5-6 months than at 2-4 weeks. Although events were short, they may contribute to the adverse neurocognitive outcomes that are common in ex-preterm children.
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Levy J, Hassan F, Plegue MA, Sokoloff MD, Kushwaha JS, Chervin RD, Barks JDE, Shellhaas RA. Impact of hands-on care on infant sleep in the neonatal intensive care unit. Pediatr Pulmonol 2017; 52:84-90. [PMID: 27362468 PMCID: PMC5600897 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Sleep disruption is increasingly recognized in hospitalized patients. Impaired sleep is associated with measureable alterations in neurodevelopment. The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment has the potential to affect sleep quality and quantity. We aimed: (i) to determine the frequency and duration of hands-on care, and its impact on sleep, for NICU patients; and (ii) to assess the incidence of respiratory events associated with handling for a cohort of sick neonates. METHODS Term and near-term neonates admitted to the NICU and at risk for cerebral dysfunction due to severity of illness or clinical suspicion for seizures underwent attended, bedside polysomnography. Continuous polysomnogram segments were analyzed and data on handling, infant behavioral state, and associated respiratory events were recorded. RESULTS Video and polysomnography data were evaluated for 25 infants (gestational age 39.4 ± 1.6 weeks). The maximum duration between handling episodes for each infant was 50.9 ± 26.2 min, with a median of 2.3 min between contacts. Handling occurred across all behavioral states (active sleep 29.5%; quiet sleep 23.1%; awake 29.9%; indeterminate 17.4%; P = 0.99). Arousals or awakenings occurred in 57% of contacts with a sleeping infant. Hypopnea, apnea, and oxygen desaturation occurred with 16%, 8%, and 19.5% of contacts, respectively. Hypopnea was most likely to occur following contact with infants in active sleep (28%; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Infants in the NICU experience frequent hands-on care, associated with disturbances of sleep and respiration. The potential health and developmental impact of these disturbances merits study, as strategies to monitor sleep and minimize sleep-disordered breathing might then improve NICU outcomes. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2017;52:84-90 © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Jennifer Levy
- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Center for Statistical Consultation and Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases and Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Elhaik E. A "Wear and Tear" Hypothesis to Explain Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Front Neurol 2016; 7:180. [PMID: 27840622 PMCID: PMC5083856 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2016.00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death among USA infants under 1 year of age accounting for ~2,700 deaths per year. Although formally SIDS dates back at least 2,000 years and was even mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Kings 3:19), its etiology remains unexplained prompting the CDC to initiate a sudden unexpected infant death case registry in 2010. Due to their total dependence, the ability of the infant to allostatically regulate stressors and stress responses shaped by genetic and environmental factors is severely constrained. We propose that SIDS is the result of cumulative painful, stressful, or traumatic exposures that begin in utero and tax neonatal regulatory systems incompatible with allostasis. We also identify several putative biochemical mechanisms involved in SIDS. We argue that the important characteristics of SIDS, namely male predominance (60:40), the significantly different SIDS rate among USA Hispanics (80% lower) compared to whites, 50% of cases occurring between 7.6 and 17.6 weeks after birth with only 10% after 24.7 weeks, and seasonal variation with most cases occurring during winter, are all associated with common environmental stressors, such as neonatal circumcision and seasonal illnesses. We predict that neonatal circumcision is associated with hypersensitivity to pain and decreased heart rate variability, which increase the risk for SIDS. We also predict that neonatal male circumcision will account for the SIDS gender bias and that groups that practice high male circumcision rates, such as USA whites, will have higher SIDS rates compared to groups with lower circumcision rates. SIDS rates will also be higher in USA states where Medicaid covers circumcision and lower among people that do not practice neonatal circumcision and/or cannot afford to pay for circumcision. We last predict that winter-born premature infants who are circumcised will be at higher risk of SIDS compared to infants who experienced fewer nociceptive exposures. All these predictions are testable experimentally using animal models or cohort studies in humans. Our hypothesis provides new insights into novel risk factors for SIDS that can reduce its risk by modifying current infant care practices to reduce nociceptive exposures.
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- Eran Elhaik
- Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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McDonald FB, Dempsey EM, O'Halloran KD. Effects of Gestational and Postnatal Exposure to Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia on Diaphragm Muscle Contractile Function in the Rat. Front Physiol 2016; 7:276. [PMID: 27462274 PMCID: PMC4940388 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Alterations to the supply of oxygen during early life presents a profound stressor to physiological systems with aberrant remodeling that is often long-lasting. Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is a feature of apnea of prematurity, chronic lung disease, and sleep apnea. CIH affects respiratory control but there is a dearth of information concerning the effects of CIH on respiratory muscles, including the diaphragm-the major pump muscle of breathing. We investigated the effects of exposure to gestational CIH (gCIH) and postnatal CIH (pCIH) on diaphragm muscle function in male and female rats. CIH consisted of exposure in environmental chambers to 90 s of hypoxia reaching 5% O2 at nadir, once every 5 min, 8 h a day. Exposure to gCIH started within 24 h of identification of a copulation plug and continued until day 20 of gestation; animals were studied on postnatal day 22 or 42. For pCIH, pups were born in normoxia and within 24 h of delivery were exposed with dams to CIH for 3 weeks; animals were studied on postnatal day 22 or 42. Sham groups were exposed to normoxia in parallel. Following gas exposures, diaphragm muscle contractile, and endurance properties were examined ex vivo. Neither gCIH nor pCIH exposure had effects on diaphragm muscle force-generating capacity or endurance in either sex. Similarly, early life exposure to CIH did not affect muscle tolerance of severe hypoxic stress determined ex vivo. The findings contrast with our recent observation of upper airway dilator muscle weakness following exposure to pCIH. Thus, the present study suggests a relative resilience to hypoxic stress in diaphragm muscle. Co-ordinated activity of thoracic pump and upper airway dilator muscles is required for optimal control of upper airway caliber. A mismatch in the force-generating capacity of the complementary muscle groups could have adverse consequences for the control of airway patency and respiratory homeostasis.
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- Fiona B McDonald
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Maternity Hospital and the Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research, University College Cork Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University College Cork Cork, Ireland
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Clinical associations with immature breathing in preterm infants: part 2-periodic breathing. Pediatr Res 2016; 80:28-34. [PMID: 27002984 PMCID: PMC4929034 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Periodic breathing (PB) is a normal immature breathing pattern in neonates that, if extreme, may be associated with pathologic conditions. METHODS We used our automated PB detection system to analyze all bedside monitor chest impedance data on all infants <35 wk' gestation in the University of Virginia Neonatal Intensive Care Unit from 2009-2014 (n = 1,211). Percent time spent in PB was calculated hourly (>50 infant-years' data). Extreme PB was identified as a 12-h period with PB >6 SDs above the mean for gestational age (GA) and postmenstrual age and >10% time in PB. RESULTS PB increased with GA, with the highest amount in infants 30-33 wk' GA at about 2 wk' chronologic age. Extreme PB was identified in 76 infants and in 45% was temporally associated with clinical events including infection or necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), immunizations, or caffeine discontinuation. In 8 out of 28 cases of septicemia and 10 out of 21 cases of NEC, there was a >2-fold increase in %PB over baseline on the day prior to diagnosis. CONCLUSION Infants <35 wk GA spend, on average, <6% of the time in PB. An acute increase in PB may reflect illness or physiological stressors or may occur without any apparent clinical event.
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