Neonatal air blockade. Study of three years

Abstract

Interrupting the air in the lung epithelium air blockade appears, which in the neonatal period has great risk. An investigation of descriptive retrospective type was conducted with elements of mixed approach to characterize the variables associated with air blockade in newborns treated at the Neonatology Service of “Mariana Grajales” Hospital from 2012 to 2014. The study of population consisted of 60 infants admitted to those who were diagnosed air leak. The information obtained was processed statistically and displayed in tables and graphs, to identify significant differences between categories,the independence test Chi square was used. The incidence of air blockade was around 3.0%, the highest gestational age of 37 weeks (69%) was closely related to the air escape, pneumomediastinum was the most frequent form of presentation (56.6%), in almost half of the air leaks the etiology was idiopathic, in most newborns showed an optimal recovery, tenth part of blocked neonates died and the fundamental underlying cause of death was immaturity.

Keywords

• enfisema mediastínico
• enfisema pulmonar
• enfisema subcutáneo
• neumopericardio
• embolia aérea
• neumotórax
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