Antenatal Vitamin A Decreases Ventilation-induced Lung Injury in the Lamb Model of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Antenatal Vitamin A Decreases Ventilation-induced Lung Injury in the Lamb Model of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are susceptible to ventilation-induced lung injury. Vitamin A may protect the lung from injury during ventilation. The authors investigated the effects of antenatal vitamin A on ventilation-induced lung injury in CDH lambs using lung myeloperoxidase...

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Main Authors: Nicola A. Lewis, Bruce A. Holm, Daniel Swartz, June Sokolowski, Jon Rossman, Philip L. Glick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
CDH
congenital diaphragmatic hernia
lung injury
myeloperoxidase activity
ventilation-induced lung injury
vitamin A
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409600865

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