Meconium aspiration syndrome: historical aspects
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Meconium aspiration syndrome in neonates
Perhaps the most significant changes in airway management over the recent years have been in the management of an infant delivered through meconium- stained amniotic fluid( MSAF). MSAF occurs in approximately 10℅ to 20℅ of all deliveries and increases to over 30℅ in deliveries after 42 weeks gestation. Meconium aspiration syndrome ( MAS) occurs in about 2℅ to 5℅ of these cases with a high morta...
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Although the pathway for fetal defecation exists, this does not usually occur. In most cases the first defecation occurs postnatally; the bile-stained fecal matter is called meconium. In 10 15% of all deliveries, the neonate's amniotic fluid is meconium-stained, indicating some amount of in utero defecation. Even though about one-third of such neonates will have some meconium in their lungs, on...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Perinatology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0743-8346,1476-5543
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.162