BACKGROUND Patent ductus arteriosus(PDA)is a common congenital heart abnormality in preterm neonates with a high incidence in neonates with very low birth weights.When PDA persists,interstitial lung water content incr...BACKGROUND Patent ductus arteriosus(PDA)is a common congenital heart abnormality in preterm neonates with a high incidence in neonates with very low birth weights.When PDA persists,interstitial lung water content increases,which could lead to abnormal circulation hemodynamics and pulmonary edema.It is important to perform early and reliable assessment of lung water content in very low-weight preterm neonates with persistent PDA.AIM To evaluate the role of bedside cardiopulmonary ultrasonography in the lung water content assessment in very low-weight preterm neonates with persistent PDA.METHODS From January 2018 to March 2020,69 very low-weight preterm neonates with echocardiography-confirmed PDA were selected as the PDA group.At the same time,89 very low-weight preterm neonates without PDA were randomly selected as the control group.All neonates underwent echocardiography and 6-segment lung ultrasonography on the fourth day after birth.The clinical characteristics and main ultrasonography results were compared between the two groups.Pearson’s analysis was used to analyze the correlation between lung ultrasonography score(LUS)and other related clinical and ultrasonography results in all neonates.In the PDA group,PDA diameters were recorded,and the correlation with LUS and left atrium to aortic(LA/AO)dimension ratio were also analyzed.LA/AO ratio is one of the ultrasonic diagnostic criteria for hemodynamically significant PDA.When the ratio is≥1.5,it suggests the possibility of hemodynamic changes in persistent PDA.A receiver operating characteristic curve was established using the sensitivity of LUS to predict the hemodynamic changes in neonates with PDA as the ordinate and 1-specificity as the abscissa.RESULTS A total of 158 neonates were enrolled in this study,including 69 in the PDA group and 89 in the control group.There were no statistical differences in sex,gestational age,birth weight,ventilator dependence,hospitalization length and left ventricular ejection fraction between the two groups(P>0.05).The LUS and LA/AO ratio in the PDA group were higher than those in the control group(P<0.05),but there was no difference of LUS in neonates with or without use of the ventilator(t=0.58,P=0.16).In all cases,LUS was negatively correlated with gestational age(r=-0.28,P<0.01)and birth weight(r=-0.36,P<0.01),while positively correlated with the LA/AO ratio(r=0.27,P<0.01).In the PDA group,PDA diameter was positively correlated with the LA/AO ratio(r=0.39,P<0.01)and LUS(r=0.31,P<0.01).Receiver operating characteristic results showed that LUS had the moderate accuracy for predicting hemodynamic changes in PDA(area under the curve=0.741;sensitivity=93.75%;specificity=50.94%).CONCLUSION Bedside cardiopulmonary ultrasonography can evaluate lung content in neonates with PDA and predict the possibility of hemodynamic changes in persistent PDA.展开更多
目的探讨极低出生体重儿(very low birth weight,VLBW)中适于胎龄儿(appropriate for gestational age,AGA)和小于胎龄儿(small for gestational age,SGA)身长增长对经外周中心静脉置管(peripherally inserted central catheter,PICC)...目的探讨极低出生体重儿(very low birth weight,VLBW)中适于胎龄儿(appropriate for gestational age,AGA)和小于胎龄儿(small for gestational age,SGA)身长增长对经外周中心静脉置管(peripherally inserted central catheter,PICC)尖端移位的影响,并横向比较影响程度,帮助医护人员更好地把握导管尖端位置监测的时机。方法回顾性分析2021年1月—2022年6月在医院NICU住院并使用PICC的VLBW,按出生体质量和胎龄关系分为AGA组45例和SGA组19例,记录首次置管当日身长(Ht_(1))以及PICC尖端位置、置管期间胸片检查当日身长(Ht_(n))以及PICC尖端位置,并计算相应的身长增长率。身长增长率与PICC尖端移位的相关性用Spearman秩相关分析。将AGA和SGA的身长增长率分别与PICC尖端移位进行简单线性回归分析,构建回归模型,用协方差分析比较两组回归直线。结果VLBW中AGA组97.8%患儿出现移位,SGA组所有的患儿都出现移位,占比最多的均为移位3个椎体。Spearman秩相关分析结果显示,两组患儿身长增长率与PICC尖端移位均具有相关性(AGA组rs=-0.719,P<0.001;SGA组rs=-0.769,P<0.001),随着VLBW身长增长,PICC尖端逐渐移位远离心脏。简单线性回归分析结果显示,AGA组回归模型(R^(2)=0.517,调整后R^(2)=0.513,F=129.487,P<0.001),SGA组回归模型(R^(2)=0.591,调整后R^(2)=0.585,F=95.385,P<0.001)。协方差分析结果显示,由于回归系数检验没有统计学意义,两条直线平行,说明身长增长率对两组患儿位移的影响一致。截距比较有统计学意义(F=9.265,P=0.003),说明两组患儿位移的起点不同(即增长率为零时的位移位置),说明位移与是否为AGA、SGA有关。结论随着VLBW中AGA和SGA身长增长,PICC尖端逐渐移位远离心脏,但相同的身长增长率,SGA引起的导管尖端移位幅度更大。建议AGA身长增长率12.4%、SGA身长增长率9.5%可作为监测导管尖端位置的重要时机,以免导管尖端进一步移位至非中心静脉,导致相关并发症发生。展开更多
基金Zhejiang Medical and Health Science and Technology Project,No.2020ky690Zhejiang Natural Science Public Welfare Fund,No.LGF20H020004.
文摘BACKGROUND Patent ductus arteriosus(PDA)is a common congenital heart abnormality in preterm neonates with a high incidence in neonates with very low birth weights.When PDA persists,interstitial lung water content increases,which could lead to abnormal circulation hemodynamics and pulmonary edema.It is important to perform early and reliable assessment of lung water content in very low-weight preterm neonates with persistent PDA.AIM To evaluate the role of bedside cardiopulmonary ultrasonography in the lung water content assessment in very low-weight preterm neonates with persistent PDA.METHODS From January 2018 to March 2020,69 very low-weight preterm neonates with echocardiography-confirmed PDA were selected as the PDA group.At the same time,89 very low-weight preterm neonates without PDA were randomly selected as the control group.All neonates underwent echocardiography and 6-segment lung ultrasonography on the fourth day after birth.The clinical characteristics and main ultrasonography results were compared between the two groups.Pearson’s analysis was used to analyze the correlation between lung ultrasonography score(LUS)and other related clinical and ultrasonography results in all neonates.In the PDA group,PDA diameters were recorded,and the correlation with LUS and left atrium to aortic(LA/AO)dimension ratio were also analyzed.LA/AO ratio is one of the ultrasonic diagnostic criteria for hemodynamically significant PDA.When the ratio is≥1.5,it suggests the possibility of hemodynamic changes in persistent PDA.A receiver operating characteristic curve was established using the sensitivity of LUS to predict the hemodynamic changes in neonates with PDA as the ordinate and 1-specificity as the abscissa.RESULTS A total of 158 neonates were enrolled in this study,including 69 in the PDA group and 89 in the control group.There were no statistical differences in sex,gestational age,birth weight,ventilator dependence,hospitalization length and left ventricular ejection fraction between the two groups(P>0.05).The LUS and LA/AO ratio in the PDA group were higher than those in the control group(P<0.05),but there was no difference of LUS in neonates with or without use of the ventilator(t=0.58,P=0.16).In all cases,LUS was negatively correlated with gestational age(r=-0.28,P<0.01)and birth weight(r=-0.36,P<0.01),while positively correlated with the LA/AO ratio(r=0.27,P<0.01).In the PDA group,PDA diameter was positively correlated with the LA/AO ratio(r=0.39,P<0.01)and LUS(r=0.31,P<0.01).Receiver operating characteristic results showed that LUS had the moderate accuracy for predicting hemodynamic changes in PDA(area under the curve=0.741;sensitivity=93.75%;specificity=50.94%).CONCLUSION Bedside cardiopulmonary ultrasonography can evaluate lung content in neonates with PDA and predict the possibility of hemodynamic changes in persistent PDA.
文摘目的探讨极低出生体重儿(very low birth weight,VLBW)中适于胎龄儿(appropriate for gestational age,AGA)和小于胎龄儿(small for gestational age,SGA)身长增长对经外周中心静脉置管(peripherally inserted central catheter,PICC)尖端移位的影响,并横向比较影响程度,帮助医护人员更好地把握导管尖端位置监测的时机。方法回顾性分析2021年1月—2022年6月在医院NICU住院并使用PICC的VLBW,按出生体质量和胎龄关系分为AGA组45例和SGA组19例,记录首次置管当日身长(Ht_(1))以及PICC尖端位置、置管期间胸片检查当日身长(Ht_(n))以及PICC尖端位置,并计算相应的身长增长率。身长增长率与PICC尖端移位的相关性用Spearman秩相关分析。将AGA和SGA的身长增长率分别与PICC尖端移位进行简单线性回归分析,构建回归模型,用协方差分析比较两组回归直线。结果VLBW中AGA组97.8%患儿出现移位,SGA组所有的患儿都出现移位,占比最多的均为移位3个椎体。Spearman秩相关分析结果显示,两组患儿身长增长率与PICC尖端移位均具有相关性(AGA组rs=-0.719,P<0.001;SGA组rs=-0.769,P<0.001),随着VLBW身长增长,PICC尖端逐渐移位远离心脏。简单线性回归分析结果显示,AGA组回归模型(R^(2)=0.517,调整后R^(2)=0.513,F=129.487,P<0.001),SGA组回归模型(R^(2)=0.591,调整后R^(2)=0.585,F=95.385,P<0.001)。协方差分析结果显示,由于回归系数检验没有统计学意义,两条直线平行,说明身长增长率对两组患儿位移的影响一致。截距比较有统计学意义(F=9.265,P=0.003),说明两组患儿位移的起点不同(即增长率为零时的位移位置),说明位移与是否为AGA、SGA有关。结论随着VLBW中AGA和SGA身长增长,PICC尖端逐渐移位远离心脏,但相同的身长增长率,SGA引起的导管尖端移位幅度更大。建议AGA身长增长率12.4%、SGA身长增长率9.5%可作为监测导管尖端位置的重要时机,以免导管尖端进一步移位至非中心静脉,导致相关并发症发生。
