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Abstract
The pulmonary circulation rapidly adapts at birth to establish lungs as the site of gas exchange. Abnormal transition at birth and/or parenchymal lung disease can result in neonatal hypoxemic respiratory failure. This article reviews the functional changes in pulmonary hemodynamics and structural changes in pulmonary vasculature secondary to (1) normal and abnormal transition at birth, and (2) diseases associated with neonatal hypoxemic respiratory failure. Various management strategies to correct respiratory failure are also discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22954275 PMCID: PMC3598629 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2012.06.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Perinatol ISSN: 0095-5108 Impact factor: 3.430