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Hillman NH, Kemp MW, Royse E, Grzych H, Usada H, Ikeda H, Takahashi Y, Takahashi T, Jobe AH, Fee E. Postnatal budesonide improved lung function in preterm lambs exposed to antenatal steroids and chorioamnionitis. Pediatr Res 2024:10.1038/s41390-024-03092-9. [PMID: 38368498 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-024-03092-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND A combination of budesonide and surfactant decreases the rates of BPD in infants and lung injury in preterm sheep. Whether this combination will show benefit in the setting of chorioamnionitis and antenatal steroids is not known. METHODS Ewes at 123 ± 1 day gestational age received intra-amniotic (IA) injections of 10 mg LPS before being randomized to receive either 0.25 mg/kg maternal betamethasone phosphate and acetate or saline by intramuscular (IM) injection at 48 and 24 h prior to delivery at 125 ± 1 day. Lambs (N = 6-9/group) underwent intentionally injurious ventilation for 15 min, then lambs received surfactant mixed with either: (1) saline; or (2) Budesonide 0.25 mg/kg and were ventilated for 4 h. RESULTS Compared with LPS-exposed animals that received no IM steroid treatment, betamethasone exposed fetuses had improved hemodynamic stability, lung compliance, and ventilation efficiency. The addition of budesonide to surfactant further improved markers of injury and pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA in both betamethasone IM or no IM lambs exposed to LPS IA. Antenatal betamethasone and IA LPS exposures decreased budesonide levels in the fetal lung and plasma. CONCLUSION Antenatal betamethasone stabilizes physiologic parameters in LPS treated lambs. Budesonide mixed with surfactant further decreases injury and improves respiratory physiology in betamethasone treated animals. IMPACT Antenatal betamethasone improved lung and systemic physiology in the setting of intra-amniotic LPS. The addition of budesonide to the surfactant further improved lung function. Budesonide levels in the plasma and lung were lower in lambs exposed to either LPS or LPS and Betamethasone animals, and these findings were not explained by increased esterification in the lungs. The combination of antenatal steroids and budesonide with surfactant had the lowest markers of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the lung of LPS exposed animals.
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- Noah H Hillman
- Division of Neonatology, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, USA.
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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- Division of Neonatology, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, USA
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- Division of Neonatology, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, USA
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
- Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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Hillman NH, Jobe AH. Preterm lung and brain responses to mechanical ventilation and corticosteroids. J Perinatol 2023; 43:1222-1229. [PMID: 37169913 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01692-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Mechanical ventilation is necessary to maintain oxygenation and ventilation in many preterm infants. Unfortunately, even short periods of mechanical ventilation can cause lung and airway injury, and initiate the lung inflammation that contributes to the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). The mechanical stretch leads to airway cell differentiation and simplification of the alveoli, and releases cytokines that cause systemic response in other organs. Mechanical ventilation also leads to brain injury (IVH, white and gray matter) and neuronal inflammation that can affect the neurodevelopment of preterm infants. In efforts to decrease BPD, corticosteroids have been used for both prevention and treatment of lung inflammation. Corticosteroids have also been demonstrated to cause neuronal injury, so the clinician must balance the negative effects of both mechanical ventilation and steroids on the brain and lungs. Predictive models for BPD can help assess the infants who will benefit most from corticosteroid exposure. This review describes the lung and brain injury from mechanical ventilation in the delivery room and chronic mechanical ventilation in animal models. It provides updates on the current guidelines for use of postnatal corticosteroids (dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, budesonide, budesonide with surfactant) for the prevention and treatment of BPD, and the effects the timing of each steroid regimen has on neurodevelopment.
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- Noah H Hillman
- Division of Neonatology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, USA.
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- Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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Chao KY, Lin YW, Chiang CE, Tseng CW, Mu SC. Sustained inflation: The lung recruitment maneuvers for neonates. Paediatr Respir Rev 2020; 36:142-150. [PMID: 32386887 DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2019.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Establishing effective respiration is vital in the transition from fetal to neonatal life. Respiratory support mainly facilitates and creates functional residual capacity and maintains adequate gas exchange. Sustained inflation (SI) delivers prolonged inflation and rapidly creates and establishes the functional residual capacity. The use of SI in preterm infants in the delivery room is still controversial. The optimum settings of SI remain unknown. Animal studies and clinical reports have demonstrated the advantages and disadvantages of SI. In this article, the current literature was reviewed to examine the efficacy of SI in infants.
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- Ke-Yun Chao
- Department of Respiratory Therapy, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan; School of Physical Therapy, Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Respiratory Therapy, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Respiratory Therapy, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Medical College, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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Usuda H, Watanabe S, Saito M, Ikeda H, Koshinami S, Sato S, Musk GC, Fee E, Carter S, Kumagai Y, Takahashi T, Takahashi Y, Kawamura S, Hanita T, Kure S, Yaegashi N, Newnham JP, Kemp MW. Successful use of an artificial placenta-based life support system to treat extremely preterm ovine fetuses compromised by intrauterine inflammation. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020; 223:755.e1-755.e20. [PMID: 32380175 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ex vivo uterine environment therapy is an experimental intensive care strategy for extremely preterm infants born between 21 and 24 weeks of gestation. Gas exchange is performed by membranous oxygenators connected by catheters to the umbilical vessels. The fetus is submerged in a bath of synthetic amniotic fluid. The lungs remain fluid filled, and pulmonary respiration does not occur. Intrauterine inflammation is strongly associated with extremely preterm birth and fetal injury. At present, there are no data that we are aware of to show that artificial placenta-based systems can be used to support extremely preterm fetuses compromised by exposure to intrauterine inflammation. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the ability of our ex vivo uterine environment therapy platform to support extremely preterm ovine fetuses (95-day gestational age; approximately equivalent to 24 weeks of human gestation) exposed to intrauterine inflammation for a period of 120 hours, the following primary endpoints were chosen: (1) maintenance of key physiological variables within normal ranges, (2) absence of infection and inflammation, (3) absence of brain injury, and (4) gross fetal growth and cardiovascular function matching that of age-matched in utero controls. STUDY DESIGN Ten ewes with singleton pregnancies were each given a single intraamniotic injection of 10-mg Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharides under ultrasound guidance 48 hours before undergoing surgical delivery for adaptation to ex vivo uterine environment therapy at 95-day gestation (term=150 days). Fetuses were adapted to ex vivo uterine environment therapy and maintained for 120 hours with constant monitoring of key vital parameters (ex vivo uterine environment group) before being killed at 100-day equivalent gestational age. Umbilical artery blood samples were regularly collected to assess blood gas data, differential counts, biochemical parameters, inflammatory markers, and microbial load to exclude infection. Ultrasound was conducted at 48 hours after intraamniotic lipopolysaccharides (before surgery) to confirm fetal viability and at the conclusion of the experiments (before euthanasia) to evaluate cardiac function. Brain injury was evaluated by gross anatomic and histopathologic investigations. Eight singleton pregnant control animals were similarly exposed to intraamniotic lipopolysaccharides at 93-day gestation and were killed at 100-day gestation to allow comparative postmortem analyses (control group). Biobanked samples from age-matched saline-treated animals served as an additional comparison group. Successful instillation of lipopolysaccharides into the amniotic fluid exposure was confirmed by amniotic fluid analysis at the time of administration and by analyzing cytokine levels in fetal plasma and amniotic fluid. Data were tested for mean differences using analysis of variance. RESULTS Six of 8 lipopolysaccharide control group (75%) and 8 of 10 ex vivo uterine environment group fetuses (80%) successfully completed their protocols. Six of 8 ex vivo uterine environment group fetuses required dexamethasone phosphate treatment to manage profound refractory hypotension. Weight and crown-rump length were reduced in ex vivo uterine environment group fetuses at euthanasia than those in lipopolysaccharide control group fetuses (P<.05). There were no biologically significant differences in cardiac ultrasound measurement, differential leukocyte counts (P>.05), plasma tumor necrosis factor α, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 concentrations (P>.05), or liver function tests between groups. Daily blood cultures were negative for aerobic and anaerobic growth in all ex vivo uterine environment group animals. No cases of intraventricular hemorrhage were observed. White matter injury was identified in 3 of 6 lipopolysaccharide control group fetuses and 3 of 8 vivo uterine environment group fetuses. CONCLUSION We report the use of an artificial placenta-based system to support extremely preterm lambs compromised by exposure to intrauterine inflammation. Our data highlight key challenges (refractory hypotension, growth restriction, and white matter injury) to be overcome in the development and use of artificial placenta technology for extremely preterm infants. As such challenges seem largely absent from studies based on healthy pregnancies, additional experiments of this nature using clinically relevant model systems are essential for further development of this technology and its eventual clinical application.
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- Haruo Usuda
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
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- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; Animal Care Services, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Western Australia, Australia
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Veneroni C, Tingay DG, McCall KE, Pereira-Fantini PM, Perkins EJ, Dargaville PA, Dellacà RL. Respiratory mechanics during initial lung aeration at birth in the preterm lamb. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020; 318:L525-L532. [PMID: 31913650 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00302.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Despite recent insights into the dynamic processes during lung aeration at birth, several aspects remain poorly understood. We aimed to characterize changes in lung mechanics during the first inflation at birth and their relationship to changes in lung volume. Intubated preterm lambs (gestational age, 124-127 days; n = 17) were studied at birth. Lung volume changes were measured by electrical impedance tomography (VLEIT). Respiratory system resistance (R5) and oscillatory compliance (Cx5) were monitored with the forced oscillation technique at 5 Hz. Lambs received 3-7 s of 8 cmH2O of continuous distending pressure (CDP) before delivery of a sustained inflation (SI) of 40 cmH2O. The SI was then applied until either Cx5 or the VLEIT or the airway opening volume was stable. CDP was resumed for 3-7 s before commencement of mechanical ventilation. The exponential increases with time of Cx5 and VLEIT from commencement of the SI were characterized by estimating their time constants (τCx5 and τVLEIT, respectively). During SI, a fast decrease in R5 and an exponential increase in Cx5 and VLEIT were observed. Cx5 and VLEIT provided comparable information on the dynamics of lung aeration in all lambs, with τCx5 and τVLEIT being highly linearly correlated (r2 = 0.87, P < 0.001). Cx5 and VLEIT decreased immediately after SI. Despite the standardization of the animal model, changes in Cx5 and R5 both during and after SI were highly variable. Lung aeration at birth is characterized by a fast reduction in resistance and a slower increase in oscillatory compliance, the latter being a direct reflection of the amount of lung aeration.
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- Chiara Veneroni
- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy
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- Neonatal Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neonatology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Neonatology, Wishaw General Hospital, Wishaw, United Kingdom.,School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin, Ireland
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- Neonatal Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neonatal Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy
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Lambert CJ, Hooper SB, Te Pas AB, McGillick EV. Improving Newborn Respiratory Outcomes With a Sustained Inflation: A Systematic Narrative Review of Factors Regulating Outcome in Animal and Clinical Studies. Front Pediatr 2020; 8:516698. [PMID: 33194881 PMCID: PMC7658322 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.516698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Respiratory support is critically important for survival of newborns who fail to breathe spontaneously at birth. Although there is no internationally accepted definition of a sustained inflation (SI), it has commonly been defined as a positive pressure inflation designed to establish functional residual capacity and applied over a longer time period than normally used in standard respiratory support (SRS). Outcomes vary distinctly between studies and to date there has been no comprehensive investigation of differences in SI approach and study outcome in both pre-clinical and clinical studies. A systematic literature search was performed and, after screening, identified 17 animal studies and 17 clinical studies evaluating use of a SI in newborns compared to SRS during neonatal resuscitation. Study demographics including gestational age, SI parameters (length, repetitions, pressure, method of delivery) and study outcomes were compared. Animal studies provide mechanistic understanding of a SI on the physiology underpinning the cardiorespiratory transition at birth. In clinical studies, there is considerable difference in study quality, delivery of SIs (number, pressure, length) and timing of primary outcome evaluation which limits direct comparison between studies. The largest difference is method of delivery, where the role of a SI has been observed in intubated animals, as the inflation pressure is directly applied to the lung, bypassing the obstructed upper airway in an apnoeic state. This highlights a potential limitation in clinical use of a SI applied non-invasively. Further research is required to identify if a SI may have greater benefits in subpopulations of newborns.
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- Calista J Lambert
- The Ritchie Centre Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- The Ritchie Centre Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Keszler M. Sustained Inflation of Infant Lungs: From Bench to Bedside and Back Again. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; 200:531-532. [PMID: 30875243 PMCID: PMC6727167 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201902-0433ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Martin Keszler
- Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Islandand.,Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island
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Usuda H, Watanabe S, Saito M, Sato S, Musk GC, Fee ME, Carter S, Kumagai Y, Takahashi T, Kawamura MS, Hanita T, Kure S, Yaegashi N, Newnham JP, Kemp MW. Successful use of an artificial placenta to support extremely preterm ovine fetuses at the border of viability. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019; 221:69.e1-69.e17. [PMID: 30853365 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ex vivo uterine environment therapy is an experimental life support platform designed to reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality for extremely preterm infants born at the border of viability (21-24 weeks' gestation). To spare the functionally immature lung, this platform performs gas exchange via a membranous oxygenator connected to the umbilical vessels, and the fetus is submerged in a protective bath of artificial amniotic fluid. We and others have demonstrated the feasibility of extended survival with ex vivo uterine environment therapy therapy in late preterm fetuses; however, there is presently no evidence to show that the use of such a platform can support extremely preterm fetuses, the eventual translational target for therapy of this nature. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to use our ex vivo uterine environment therapy platform to support the healthy maintenance of 600-700 g/95 days gestational age (equivalent to 24 weeks of human gestation) sheep fetuses. Primary outcome measures were as follows: (1) maintenance of key physiological variables; (2) absence of infection; (3) absence of brain injury; and (4) growth and cardiovascular function patterns matching that of noninstrumented, age-matched in utero controls. STUDY DESIGN Singleton fetuses from 8 ewes underwent surgical delivery at 95 days' gestation (term, 150 days). Fetuses were adapted to ex vivo uterine environment therapy and maintained for 120 hours with real-time monitoring of key physiological variables. Umbilical artery blood samples were regularly collected to assess blood gas data, differential counts, inflammation, and microbial load to exclude infection. Brain injury was evaluated by gross anatomical and histopathological approaches after euthanasia. Nine pregnant control animals were euthanized at 100 days' gestation to allow comparative postmortem analyses. Data were tested for mean differences with an analysis of variance. RESULTS Seven of 8 ex vivo uterine environment group fetuses (87.5%) completed 120 hours of therapy with key parameters maintained in a normal physiological range. There were no significant intergroup differences (P > .05) in final weight, crown-rump length, and body weight-normalized lung and brain weights at euthanasia compared with controls. There were no biologically significant differences in hematological parameters (total or differential leucocyte counts and plasma concentration of tumor necrosis factor-α and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1) (P > .05). Daily blood cultures were negative for aerobic and anaerobic growth in all ex vivo uterine environment animals. There was no difference in airspace consolidation between control and ex vivo uterine environment animals, and there was no increase in the number of lung cells staining positive for the T-cell marker CD3. There were no increases in interleukin-1, interleukin-6, interleukin-8, tumor necrosis factor-α, and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 mRNA expression in lung tissues compared with the control group. No cases of intraventricular hemorrhage were observed, and white matter injury was identified in only 1 ex vivo uterine environment fetus. CONCLUSION For several decades, there has been little improvement in outcomes of extremely preterm infants born at the border of viability. In the present study, we report the use of artificial placenta technology to support, for the first time, extremely preterm ovine fetuses (equivalent to 24 weeks of human gestation) in a stable, growth-normal state for 120 hours. With additional refinement, the data generated by this study may inform a treatment option to improve outcomes for extremely preterm infants.
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Backes CH, Notestine JL, Lamp JM, Balough JC, Notestine AM, Alfred CM, Kern JM, Stenger MR, Rivera BK, Moallem M, Miller RR, Naik A, Cooper JN, Howard CR, Welty SE, Hillman NH, Zupancic JAF, Stanberry LI, Hansen TN, Smith CV. Evaluating the efficacy of Seattle-PAP for the respiratory support of premature neonates: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2019; 20:63. [PMID: 30658678 PMCID: PMC6339409 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-3166-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND At birth, the majority of neonates born at <30 weeks of gestation require respiratory support to facilitate transition and ensure adequate gas exchange. Although the optimal approach to the initial respiratory management is uncertain, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorses noninvasive respiratory support with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) for premature neonates with respiratory insufficiency. Despite evidence for its use, nCPAP failure, requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation, is common. Recently, investigators have described a novel method to deliver bubble nCPAP, termed Seattle-PAP. While preclinical and pilot studies are encouraging regarding the potential value of Seattle-PAP, a large trial is needed to compare Seattle-PAP directly with the current standard of care for bubble nCPAP (Fisher & Paykel CPAP or FP-CPAP). METHODS/DESIGN We designed a multicenter, non-blinded, randomized controlled trial that will enroll 230 premature infants (220/7 to 296/7 weeks of gestation). Infants will be randomized to receive Seattle-PAP or FP-CPAP. The primary outcome is respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. Secondary outcomes include measures of short- and long-term respiratory morbidity and cost-effectiveness. DISCUSSION This trial will assess whether Seattle-PAP is more efficacious and cost-effective than FP-CPAP in real-world practice among premature neonates. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03085329 . Registered on 21 March 2017.
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- Carl H Backes
- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA. .,The Heart Center, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- OhioHealth Research Institute, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Pediatrix Medical Group of Ohio, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Pediatrix Medical Group of Ohio, Columbus, OH, USA.,Mt. Carmel St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville, OH, USA
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- OhioHealth, Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,Center for Surgical Outcomes, The Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.,Seattle Children's Neonatology Program, CHI Franciscan Health, Tacoma, WA, USA
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- SSM Health, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Neonatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
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Oakley RB, Tingay DG, McCall KE, Perkins EJ, Sourial M, Dargaville PA, Pereira-Fantini PM. Gestational Age Influences the Early Microarchitectural Changes in Response to Mechanical Ventilation in the Preterm Lamb Lung. Front Pediatr 2019; 7:325. [PMID: 31497582 PMCID: PMC6712425 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2019.00325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Preterm birth is associated with abnormal lung architecture, and a reduction in pulmonary function related to the degree of prematurity. A thorough understanding of the impact of gestational age on lung microarchitecture requires reproducible quantitative analysis of lung structure abnormalities. The objectives of this study were (1) to use quantitative histological software (ImageJ) to map morphological patterns of injury resulting from delivery of an identical ventilation strategy to the lung at varying gestational ages and (2) to identify associations between gestational age-specific morphological alterations and key functional outcomes. Method: Lung morphology was compared after 60 min of a standardized ventilation protocol (40 cm H2O sustained inflation and then volume-targeted positive pressure ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure 8 cm H2O) in lambs at different gestations (119, 124, 128, 133, 140d) representing the spectrum of premature developmental lung states and the term lung. Age-matched controls were compared at 124 and 128d gestation. Automated and manual functions of Image J were used to measure key histological features. Correlation analysis compared morphological and functional outcomes in lambs aged ≤128 and >128d. Results: In initial studies, unventilated lung was indistinguishable at 124 and 128d. Ventilated lung from lambs aged 124d gestation exhibited increased numbers of detached epithelial cells and lung tissue compared with 128d lambs. Comparing results from saccular to alveolar development (120-140d), lambs aged ≤124d exhibited increased lung tissue, average alveolar area, and increased numbers of detached epithelial cells. Alveolar septal width was increased in lambs aged ≤128d. These findings were mirrored in the measures of gas exchange, lung mechanics, and molecular markers of lung injury. Correlation analysis confirmed the gestation-specific relationships between the histological assessments and functional measures in ventilated lambs at gestation ≤128 vs. >128d. Conclusion: Image J allowed rapid, quantitative assessment of alveolar morphology, and lung injury in the preterm lamb model. Gestational age-specific patterns of injury in response to delivery of an identical ventilation strategy were identified, with 128d being a transition point for associations between morphological alterations and functional outcomes. These results further support the need to develop individualized respiratory support approaches tailored to both the gestational age of the infant and their underlying injury response.
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- Regina B Oakley
- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Department of Neonatology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,School of Medicine and Medicinal Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Kothe TB, Royse E, Kemp MW, Schmidt A, Salomone F, Saito M, Usuda H, Watanabe S, Musk GC, Jobe AH, Hillman NH. Effects of budesonide and surfactant in preterm fetal sheep. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2018; 315:L193-L201. [PMID: 29671605 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00528.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mechanical ventilation causes lung injury and systemic inflammatory responses in preterm sheep and is associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants. Budesonide added to surfactant decreased BPD by 20% in infants. We wanted to determine the effects of budesonide and surfactant on injury from high tidal volume (VT) ventilation in preterm lambs. Ewes at 125 ± 1 days gestational age had fetal surgery to expose fetal head and chest with placental circulation intact. Lambs were randomized to 1) mechanical ventilation with escalating VT to target 15 ml/kg by 15 min or 2) continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) of 5 cmH2O. After the 15-min intervention, lambs were given surfactant 100 mg/kg with saline, budesonide 0.25 mg/kg, or budesonide 1 mg/kg. The fetuses were returned to the uterus for 24 h and then delivered and ventilated for 30 min to assess lung function. Budesonide levels were low in lung and plasma. CPAP groups had improved oxygenation, ventilation, and decreased injury markers compared with fetal VT lambs. Budesonide improved ventilation in CPAP lambs. Budesonide decreased lung weights and lung liquid and increased lung compliance and surfactant protein mRNA. Budesonide decreased proinflammatory and acute-phase responses in lung. Airway thickness increased in animals not receiving budesonide. Systemically, budesonide decreased monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 mRNA and preserved glycogen in liver. Results with 0.25 and 1 mg/kg budesonide were similar. We concluded that budesonide with surfactant matured the preterm lung and decreased the liver responses but did not improve lung function after high VT injury in fetal sheep.
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- T Brett Kothe
- Division of Neonatology, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University , Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Neonatology, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University , Saint Louis, Missouri
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia , Perth, Western Australia , Australia
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- Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Preclinical Pharmacology Research and Development, Chiesi Farmaceutici, Parma , Italy
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- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital , Sendai , Japan
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia , Perth, Western Australia , Australia.,Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital , Sendai , Japan
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- Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital , Sendai , Japan
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- Animal Care Services, University of Western Australia , Perth, Western Australia , Australia
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- Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati, Ohio.,School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia , Perth, Western Australia , Australia
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- Division of Neonatology, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University , Saint Louis, Missouri
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Wright CJ, Polin RA. Noninvasive Support: Does It Really Decrease Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia? Clin Perinatol 2016; 43:783-798. [PMID: 27837759 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2016.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Noninvasive support of preterm infants with respiratory distress is an evidenced-based strategy to decrease the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the only noninvasive strategy with sufficient evidence to support its use in acute respiratory distress syndrome. It is unclear if one method for delivering CPAP is superior to another. Future research will focus on strategies (eg, sustained lung inflation, and administration of surfactant using a thin plastic catheter) that increase the likelihood of success with CPAP, especially in infants with a gestational age of less than 26 weeks.
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- Clyde J Wright
- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Perinatal Research Center, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Mail Stop F441, 13243 East 23rd Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, 3959 Broadway, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Petersen RY, Royse E, Kemp MW, Miura Y, Noe A, Jobe AH, Hillman NH. Distending Pressure Did Not Activate Acute Phase or Inflammatory Responses in the Airways and Lungs of Fetal, Preterm Lambs. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159754. [PMID: 27463520 PMCID: PMC4962990 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Mechanical ventilation at birth causes airway injury and lung inflammation in preterm sheep. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is being increasingly used clinically to transition preterm infants at birth. Objective To test if distending pressures will activate acute phase reactants and inflammatory changes in the airways of fetal, preterm lambs. Methods The head and chest of fetal lambs at 128±1 day GA were surgically exteriorized. With placental circulation intact, fetal lambs were then randomized to one of five 15 minute interventions: PEEP of 0, 4, 8, 12, or 16 cmH2O. Recruitment volumes were recorded. Fetal lambs remained on placental support for 30 min after the intervention. The twins of each 0 cmH2O animal served as controls. Fetal lung fluid (FLF), bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL), right mainstem bronchi and peripheral lung tissue were evaluated for inflammation. Results Recruitment volume increased from 0.4±0.04 mL/kg at 4 cmH2O to 2.4±0.3 mL/kg at 16 cmH2O. The lambs were surfactant deficient, and all pressures were below the opening inflection pressure on pressure-volume curve. mRNA expression of early response genes and pro-inflammatory cytokines did not increase in airway tissue or lung tissue at any pressure compared to controls. FLF and BAL also did not have increases in early response proteins. No histologic changes or Egr-1 activation was present at the pressures used. Conclusion Distending pressures as high as 16 cmH2O did not recruit lung volume at birth and did not increase markers of injury in the lung or airways in non-breathing preterm fetal sheep.
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- Rebecca Y. Petersen
- Division of Neonatology, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, United States of America
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- Division of Neonatology, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, United States of America
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- School of Women and Infants’ Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Women and Infants’ Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Women and Infants’ Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, United States of America
- School of Women and Infants’ Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Division of Neonatology, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, United States of America
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Tingay DG, Rajapaksa A, McCall K, Zonneveld CEE, Black D, Perkins E, Sourial M, Lavizzari A, Davis PG. The interrelationship of recruitment maneuver at birth, antenatal steroids, and exogenous surfactant on compliance and oxygenation in preterm lambs. Pediatr Res 2016; 79:916-21. [PMID: 26866905 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND To describe the interrelationship between antenatal steroids, exogenous surfactant, and two approaches to lung recruitment at birth on oxygenation and respiratory system compliance (Cdyn) in preterm lambs. METHODS Lambs (n = 63; gestational age 127 ± 1 d) received either surfactant at 10-min life (Surfactant), antenatal corticosteroids (Steroid), or neither (Control). Within each epoch lambs were randomly assigned to a 30-s 40 cmH2O sustained inflation (SI) or an initial stepwise positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) open lung ventilation (OLV) maneuver at birth. All lambs then received the same management for 60-min with alveolar-arterial oxygen difference (AaDO2) and Cdyn measured at regular time points. RESULTS Overall, the OLV strategy improved Cdyn and AaDO2 (all epochs except Surfactant) compared to SI (all P < 0.05; two-way ANOVA). Irrespective of strategy, Cdyn was better in the Steroid group in the first 10 min (all P < 0.05). Thereafter, Cdyn was similar to Steroid epoch in the OLV + Surfactant, but not SI + Surfactant group. OLV influenced the effect of steroid and surfactant (P = 0.005) on AaDO2 more than SI (P = 0.235). CONCLUSIONS The antenatal state of the lung influences the type and impact of a recruitment maneuver at birth. The effectiveness of surfactant maybe enhanced using PEEP-based time-dependent recruitment strategies rather than approaches solely aimed at initial lung liquid clearance.
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- David G Tingay
- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neonatology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Neonatal Research Group, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neonatology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,NICU, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico-Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Neonatal Research Group, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Neonatal Research Group, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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McCall KE, Davis PG, Owen LS, Tingay DG. Sustained lung inflation at birth: what do we know, and what do we need to know? Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2016; 101:F175-80. [PMID: 26527635 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
A sustained inflation has been advocated as a potential method of augmenting lung aeration at birth. Clinical trials have suggested that a sustained inflation may lead to a reduced need for intubation and ventilation in the first few days of life, without cardiovascular compromise or increased lung injury. Despite this, a sustained inflation is not currently a standard of practice, mainly due to a lack of clarity regarding the optimal delivery method. Animal trials have sought to refine delivery techniques. This review will outline current recommendations regarding a sustained inflation, discuss potential strategies for its optimal delivery and suggest priorities for future research.
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- Karen E McCall
- Newborn Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Newborn Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia Department of Obstetrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Neonatal Research, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Newborn Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia Department of Obstetrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Neonatal Research, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Newborn Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia Neonatal Research, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Department of Neonatology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Tingay DG, Rajapaksa A, Zonneveld CE, Black D, Perkins EJ, Adler A, Grychtol B, Lavizzari A, Frerichs I, Zahra VA, Davis PG. Spatiotemporal Aeration and Lung Injury Patterns Are Influenced by the First Inflation Strategy at Birth. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2016; 54:263-72. [DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2015-0127oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Mechanical ventilation is an important potentially modifiable risk factor for the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Effective use of noninvasive respiratory support reduces the risk of lung injury. Lung volume recruitment and avoidance of excessive tidal volume are key elements of lung-protective ventilation strategies. Avoidance of oxidative stress, less invasive methods of surfactant administration, and high-frequency ventilation are also important factors in lung injury prevention.
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- Martin Keszler
- Department of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02905, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Division, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Room B05.2711, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada
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Tingay DG, Lavizzari A, Zonneveld CEE, Rajapaksa A, Zannin E, Perkins E, Black D, Sourial M, Dellacà RL, Mosca F, Adler A, Grychtol B, Frerichs I, Davis PG. An individualized approach to sustained inflation duration at birth improves outcomes in newborn preterm lambs. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2015; 309:L1138-49. [DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00277.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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A sustained first inflation (SI) at birth may aid lung liquid clearance and aeration, but the impact of SI duration relative to the volume-response of the lung is poorly understood. We compared three SI strategies: 1) variable duration defined by attaining volume equilibrium using real-time electrical impedance tomography (EIT; SIplat); 2) 30 s beyond equilibrium (SIlong); 3) short 30-s SI (SI30); and 4) positive pressure ventilation without SI (no-SI) on spatiotemporal aeration and ventilation (EIT), gas exchange, lung mechanics, and regional early markers of injury in preterm lambs. Fifty-nine fetal-instrumented lambs were ventilated for 60 min after applying the allocated first inflation strategy. At study completion molecular and histological markers of lung injury were analyzed. The time to SI volume equilibrium, and resultant volume, were highly variable; mean (SD) 55 (34) s, coefficient of variability 59%. SIplat and SIlong resulted in better lung mechanics, gas exchange and lower ventilator settings than both no-SI and SI30. At 60 min, alveolar-arterial difference in oxygen was a mean (95% confidence interval) 130 (13, 249) higher in SI30 vs. SIlong group (two-way ANOVA). These differences were due to better spatiotemporal aeration and tidal ventilation, although all groups showed redistribution of aeration towards the nondependent lung by 60 min. Histological lung injury scores mirrored spatiotemporal change in aeration and were greatest in SI30 group ( P < 0.01, Kruskal-Wallis test). An individualized volume-response approach to SI was effective in optimizing aeration, homogeneous tidal ventilation, and respiratory outcomes, while an inadequate SI duration had no benefit over positive pressure ventilation alone.
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- David G. Tingay
- Neonatal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
- Neonatology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Australia
- Neonatal Research, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Neonatal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico-Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Neonatal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
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- Laboratorio di Tecnologie Biomediche, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Ingegneria Biomedica-DEIB, Politecnico di Milano University, Milano, Italy
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- Neonatal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
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- Neonatal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
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- Neonatal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
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- Laboratorio di Tecnologie Biomediche, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Ingegneria Biomedica-DEIB, Politecnico di Milano University, Milano, Italy
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico-Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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- Fraunhofer Project Group for Automation in Medicine and Biotechnology, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany; and
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- Neonatal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
- Neonatal Research, The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Schwaberger B, Pichler G, Avian A, Binder-Heschl C, Baik N, Urlesberger B. Do Sustained Lung Inflations during Neonatal Resuscitation Affect Cerebral Blood Volume in Preterm Infants? A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0138964. [PMID: 26406467 PMCID: PMC4583511 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sustained lung inflations (SLI) during neonatal resuscitation may promote alveolar recruitment in preterm infants. While most of the studies focus on respiratory outcome, the impact of SLI on the brain hasn't been investigated yet. OBJECTIVE Do SLI affect cerebral blood volume (CBV) in preterm infants? METHODS Preterm infants of gestation 28 weeks 0 days to 33 weeks 6 days with requirement for respiratory support (RS) were included in this randomized controlled pilot trial. Within the first 15 minutes after birth near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measurements using 'NIRO-200-NX' (Hamamatsu, Japan) were performed to evaluate changes in CBV and cerebral tissue oxygenation. Two groups were compared based on RS: In SLI group RS was given by applying 1-3 SLI (30 cmH2O for 15 s) continued by respiratory standard care. Control group received respiratory standard care only. RESULTS 40 infants (20 in each group) with mean gestational age of 32 weeks one day (±2 days) and birth weight of 1707 (±470) g were included. In the control group ΔCBV was significantly decreasing, whereas in SLI group ΔCBV showed similar values during the whole period of 15 minutes. Comparing both groups within the first 15 minutes ΔCBV showed a tendency toward different overall courses (p = 0.051). CONCLUSION This is the first study demonstrating an impact of SLI on CBV. Further studies are warranted including reconfirmation of the present findings in infants with lower gestational age. Future investigations on SLI should not only focus on respiratory outcome but also on the consequences on the developing brain. TRIAL REGISTRATION German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00005161 https://drks-neu.uniklinik-freiburg.de/drks_web/setLocale_EN.do.
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- Bernhard Schwaberger
- Research Unit for Cerebral Development and Oximetry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Research Unit for Neonatal Micro- and Macrocirculation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Research Unit for Cerebral Development and Oximetry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Research Unit for Neonatal Micro- and Macrocirculation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Research Unit for Cerebral Development and Oximetry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Research Unit for Neonatal Micro- and Macrocirculation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Research Unit for Cerebral Development and Oximetry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Research Unit for Neonatal Micro- and Macrocirculation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Research Unit for Cerebral Development and Oximetry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Research Unit for Neonatal Micro- and Macrocirculation, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Barton SK, Tolcos M, Miller SL, Roehr CC, Schmölzer GM, Davis PG, Moss TJM, LaRosa DA, Hooper SB, Polglase GR. Unraveling the Links Between the Initiation of Ventilation and Brain Injury in Preterm Infants. Front Pediatr 2015; 3:97. [PMID: 26618148 PMCID: PMC4639621 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2015.00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The initiation of ventilation in the delivery room is one of the most important but least controlled interventions a preterm infant will face. Tidal volumes (V T) used in the neonatal intensive care unit are carefully measured and adjusted. However, the V Ts that an infant receives during resuscitation are usually unmonitored and highly variable. Inappropriate V Ts delivered to preterm infants during respiratory support substantially increase the risk of injury and inflammation to the lungs and brain. These may cause cerebral blood flow instability and initiate a cerebral inflammatory cascade. The two pathways increase the risk of brain injury and potential life-long adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. The employment of new technologies, including respiratory function monitors, can improve and guide the optimal delivery of V Ts and reduce confounders, such as leak. Better respiratory support in the delivery room has the potential to improve both respiratory and neurological outcomes in this vulnerable population.
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- Samantha K Barton
- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research , Melbourne, VIC , Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research , Melbourne, VIC , Australia ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Monash University , Melbourne, VIC , Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research , Melbourne, VIC , Australia ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Monash University , Melbourne, VIC , Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research , Melbourne, VIC , Australia ; Newborn Services, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals , Oxford , UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta , Edmonton, AB , Canada ; Centre for the Study of Asphyxia and Resuscitation, Neonatal Research Unit, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Alberta Health Services , Edmonton, AB , Canada
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- Neonatal Services, Newborn Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital , Melbourne, VIC , Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research , Melbourne, VIC , Australia ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Monash University , Melbourne, VIC , Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research , Melbourne, VIC , Australia
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research , Melbourne, VIC , Australia ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Monash University , Melbourne, VIC , Australia
| | - Graeme R Polglase
- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research , Melbourne, VIC , Australia ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Monash University , Melbourne, VIC , Australia
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