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Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn Secondary to Meconium Aspiration | ||
| Kerbala Journal of Medicine | ||
| Article 12, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-258 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Z. M; | ||
| Abstract | ||
| abstract Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is the result of elevated pulmonary vascular resistance to the point that venous blood is diverted to some degree through fetal channels (i . e) the ductus arteriosus & foramen ovale . We presented here a 36 hrs old neonate who is delivered by complicated vaginal delivery with history of prolonged labor & meconium leaking liquor, cyanosis, tachypnea , grunting, poor feeding and irritability . Body weight was 5 Kg , head circumference 36.5cm,length 50 cm ,respiratory rate 85 / min ,heart rate 130 / min., temp 37.5 C and O2 saturation was 77 %. Physical examination showed macrocosmic meconium stained neonate with suffused face, chest examination revealed bilateral fine crepitations with poor air entry . | ||
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