Sodium transport in airway epithelium correlates with lung compliance in healthy newborn infants.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
To study the relation between sodium transport in airway epithelium and postnatal pulmonary adaptation, we measured nasal potential difference at 1 to 4 hours and lung compliance at 21 to 48 hours after birth in 20 healthy infants. Sodium transport correlated with lung compliance ( r 2 = 0.40, P < .003). Airway sodium transport plays a role in postnatal pulmonary adaptation.
Medical subject headings
- Lung Compliance
- Respiratory Mucosa
- Sodium