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PATHOGENESIS OF ATELECTASIS OF THE NEW-BORN

PATHOGENESIS OF ATELECTASIS OF THE NEW-BORN We have considered elsewhere1 the differentiation between initial atelectasis and resorption atelectasis, the degree of expansion of the lungs with the first breath, and the presence in premature babies of unexpandable pulmonary tissue, consisting of incompletely developed parenchyma. The pathogenesis of the ordinarily recognized type of atelectasis in new-born and, particularly, premature infants forms the subject of this study. The diagnosis of this condition as a complete and satisfactory cause of death, especially in premature infants, is widely accepted. It is obvious that when large areas of atelectasis are found in the lungs of a new-born infant who has died after exhibiting such evidences of imperfect respiratory function as constant or intermittent cyanosis, there must be a relation between the atelectasis and the anoxemia. The atelectasis may be accepted as the immediate cause of the anoxemia. It has seemed to us, however, that so long as the lung is http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

PATHOGENESIS OF ATELECTASIS OF THE NEW-BORN

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1933 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1933.01960030119011
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Abstract

We have considered elsewhere1 the differentiation between initial atelectasis and resorption atelectasis, the degree of expansion of the lungs with the first breath, and the presence in premature babies of unexpandable pulmonary tissue, consisting of incompletely developed parenchyma. The pathogenesis of the ordinarily recognized type of atelectasis in new-born and, particularly, premature infants forms the subject of this study. The diagnosis of this condition as a complete and satisfactory cause of death, especially in premature infants, is widely accepted. It is obvious that when large areas of atelectasis are found in the lungs of a new-born infant who has died after exhibiting such evidences of imperfect respiratory function as constant or intermittent cyanosis, there must be a relation between the atelectasis and the anoxemia. The atelectasis may be accepted as the immediate cause of the anoxemia. It has seemed to us, however, that so long as the lung is

Journal

American journal of diseases of childrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Sep 1, 1933

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