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9094731

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
Endotracheal suctioning in the neonatal intensive care setting is a routine procedure performed to maintain patency of the airway in ventilated infants. Harvested material can also be a source of mucus for research into neonatal respiratory disorders. We aimed to investigate whether the composition of material obtained by our clinically preferred technique of dry shallow suctioning differed significantly from that obtained with saline lavage and deep suctioning. Eleven pairs of dry and saline lavage aspiration samples were compared for neutrophil enzyme myeloperoxidase, total and active alpha(1)-antitrypsin, alpha(1)-antitrypsin complexed with elastase, and secretory leukoprotease inhibitor. Even though individual values of each analyte, expressed per gram of albumin, varied over at least a fivefold range, there was no difference between mean values of dry and lavage samples for any of the constituents. We conclude that the yield of material for research obtained by dry shallow suctioning is adequate and the quality at least as satisfactory as that provided by saline lavage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
8755-6863
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Endotracheal suctioning of the neonate: comparison of two methods as a source of mucus material for research.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't