Arjan B Te Pas1, Stuart B Hooper2,3, Tessa Martherus4, Michelle K Croughan5, Kelly J Crossley2, Megan J Wallace2, Erin V McGillick2, Marta Thio6, Charles C Roehr7, James T Pearson8,9,10, Katie Lee5, Gary Ruben5, Marcus J Kitchen5. 1. Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, department of Pediatrics, division of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. 2. The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 4. Willem-Alexander Children's Hospital, department of Pediatrics, division of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. t.martherus@lumc.nl. 5. School of Physics and Astronomy, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 6. Newborn Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 7. Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. 8. Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia. 9. Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia. 10. Department of Cardiac Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Preterm infants are commonly supported with 4-8 cm H2O continuous positive airway pressures (CPAP), although higher CPAP levels may improve functional residual capacity (FRC). METHODS: Preterm rabbits delivered at 29/32 days (~26-28 weeks human) gestation received 0, 5, 8, 12, 15 cm H2O of CPAP or variable CPAP of 15 to 5 or 15 to 8 cm H2O (decreasing ~2 cm H2O/min) for up to 10 min after birth. RESULTS: FRC was lower in the 0 (6.8 (1.0-11.2) mL/kg) and 5 (10.1 (1.1-16.8) mL/kg) compared to the 15 (18.8 (10.9-22.4) mL/kg) cm H2O groups (p = 0.003). Fewer kittens achieved FRC > 15 mL/kg in the 0 (20%), compared to 8 (36%), 12 (60%) and 15 (73%) cm H2O groups (p = 0.008). While breathing rates were not different (p = 0.096), apnoea tended to occur more often with CPAP < 8 cm H2O (p = 0.185). CPAP belly and lung bulging rates were similar whereas pneumothoraces were rare. Lowering CPAP from 15 to 5, but not 15 to 8 cm H2O, decreased FRC and breathing rates. CONCLUSION: In all, 15 cm H2O of CPAP improved lung aeration and reduced apnoea, but did not increase the risk of lung over-expansion, pneumothorax or CPAP belly immediately after birth. FRC and breathing rates were maintained when CPAP was decreased to 8 cm H2O. IMPACT: Although preterm infants are commonly supported with 4-8 cm H2O CPAP at birth, preclinical studies have shown that higher PEEP levels improve lung aeration. In this study, CPAP levels of 15 cm H2O improved lung aeration and reduced apnoea in preterm rabbit kittens immediately after birth. In all, 15 cm H2O CPAP did not increase the risk of lung over-expansion (indicated by bulging between the ribs), pneumothorax, or CPAP belly. These results can be used when designing future studies on CPAP strategies for preterm infants in the delivery room.
BACKGROUND: Preterm infants are commonly supported with 4-8 cm H2O continuous positive airway pressures (CPAP), although higher CPAP levels may improve functional residual capacity (FRC). METHODS: Preterm rabbits delivered at 29/32 days (~26-28 weeks human) gestation received 0, 5, 8, 12, 15 cm H2O of CPAP or variable CPAP of 15 to 5 or 15 to 8 cm H2O (decreasing ~2 cm H2O/min) for up to 10 min after birth. RESULTS: FRC was lower in the 0 (6.8 (1.0-11.2) mL/kg) and 5 (10.1 (1.1-16.8) mL/kg) compared to the 15 (18.8 (10.9-22.4) mL/kg) cm H2O groups (p = 0.003). Fewer kittens achieved FRC > 15 mL/kg in the 0 (20%), compared to 8 (36%), 12 (60%) and 15 (73%) cm H2O groups (p = 0.008). While breathing rates were not different (p = 0.096), apnoea tended to occur more often with CPAP < 8 cm H2O (p = 0.185). CPAP belly and lung bulging rates were similar whereas pneumothoraces were rare. Lowering CPAP from 15 to 5, but not 15 to 8 cm H2O, decreased FRC and breathing rates. CONCLUSION: In all, 15 cm H2O of CPAP improved lung aeration and reduced apnoea, but did not increase the risk of lung over-expansion, pneumothorax or CPAP belly immediately after birth. FRC and breathing rates were maintained when CPAP was decreased to 8 cm H2O. IMPACT: Although preterm infants are commonly supported with 4-8 cm H2O CPAP at birth, preclinical studies have shown that higher PEEP levels improve lung aeration. In this study, CPAP levels of 15 cm H2O improved lung aeration and reduced apnoea in preterm rabbit kittens immediately after birth. In all, 15 cm H2O CPAP did not increase the risk of lung over-expansion (indicated by bulging between the ribs), pneumothorax, or CPAP belly. These results can be used when designing future studies on CPAP strategies for preterm infants in the delivery room.
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