END-TIDAL CARBON-MONOXIDE IN NEWBORN-INFANTS - OBSERVATIONS DURING THE 1ST WEEK OF LIFE

Authors
BALARAMAN V PELKE S DIMAURO S CHEUNG S STEVENSON DK EASA D
Citation
V. Balaraman et al., END-TIDAL CARBON-MONOXIDE IN NEWBORN-INFANTS - OBSERVATIONS DURING THE 1ST WEEK OF LIFE, Biology of the neonate, 67(3), 1995, pp. 182-185
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Biology of the neonate → ACNP
ISSN journal
00063126
Volume
67
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
182 - 185
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-3126(1995)67:3<182:ECIN-O>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Serial end-tidal carbon monoxide corrected for ambient CO (ETCO(c)) le vels were measured in an ethnically diverse population of 87 normal ne wborn infants during the first 5 days of life. The results demonstrate a progressive reduction in ETCO(c) from 1.6 +/- 0.4 to 0.8 +/- 0.2 pp m. These levels were unrelated to ethnicity, but were inversely relate d to serum bilirubin levels. We conclude that ETCO(c) is not a useful indicator for predicting the course of transitional hyperbilirubinemia in the normal newborn infant.