Hooper, Stuart B.; Fouras, Andreas; Siew, Melissa; Wallace, Megan; Kitchen, Marcus; te Pas, Arjan B; Klingenberg, Claus; Lewis, Robert; Davis, Peter; Morley, Colin J.; Schmölzer, Georg M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
As neonatal resuscitation critically depends upon lung aeration at birth, knowledge of the progression of this process is
required to guide ongoing care. We investigated whether expired CO2 (ECO2) levels indicate the degree of lung aeration
immediately after birth in two animal models and in preterm infants. Lambs were delivered by caesarean section and
ventilated from birth. In lambs, ECO2 levels ...