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Comparison of two methods of determining asphyxial potential of infant bedding.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9042127     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To establish, with the use of live sedated piglets on a range of bedding surfaces, the possibility of asphyxia when an infant is breathing face down into infant bedding surfaces, and to compare the results with those obtained with a mechanical model. METHODS: Piglets underwent tracheotomy and were attached to a silicon rubber model head of a 3-month-old infant. This was placed face down on bedding surfaces, and respiratory and blood gas data were collected for a 60-minute period. RESULTS: All bedding surfaces but one showed some rebreathing. This was to lower levels than with the mechanical model, but the ranking of the surfaces by level of rebreathing was similar. Two piglets died within the 1-hour experimental time. CONCLUSION: It is confirmed that the data from a mechanical model of rebreathing on different bedding surfaces are matched by those derived from a piglet model that responds normally to asphyxia.
Authors:
A J Campbell; B J Taylor; D P Bolton
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of pediatrics     Volume:  130     ISSN:  0022-3476     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pediatr.     Publication Date:  1997 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-03-24     Completed Date:  1997-03-24     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375410     Medline TA:  J Pediatr     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  245-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Asphyxia / blood,  etiology*
Bedding and Linens / adverse effects*
Disease Models, Animal*
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Infant
Methods
Models, Structural
Prone Position
Statistics, Nonparametric
Sudden Infant Death / blood,  etiology
Swine
Time Factors

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