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Meconium aspiration syndrome

Last reviewed: 1 Dec 2025
Last updated: 05 Apr 2024

Summary

Определение

Анамнез и осмотр

Ключевые диагностические факторы

  • signs of postmaturity
  • tachypnea
  • cyanosis
  • chest wall asymmetry with decreased air entry
  • barrel-shaped chest
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Другие диагностические факторы

  • grunting
  • chest retractions
  • rales
  • rhonchi
  • tachycardia
  • hypotension
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Факторы риска

  • gestational age >42 weeks
  • pregnancy-induced hypertension
  • maternal diabetes mellitus
  • maternal smoking or substance misuse
  • fetal distress
  • oligohydramnios
  • thick meconium
  • Apgar score <7
  • chorioamnionitis
  • cesarean delivery
  • black ancestry
  • male sex
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Диагностические исследования

Исследования, которые показаны в первую очередь

  • CXR
  • CBC
  • CRP
  • blood culture
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Исследования, проведение которых нужно рассмотреть

  • dual pulse oximetry
  • ABG (pH, PaO₂, PaCO₂)
  • echocardiography
  • cranial ultrasound
  • electroencephalogram
  • urinalysis
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Алгоритм лечения

Острый

vigorous infant born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid, no respiratory distress

mild MAS

moderate MAS

severe MAS

Составители

Авторы

Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, MD, MSc, FAAP, FCCM, PhD (Hon)
Dharmapuri Vidyasagar

Professor Emeritus

Department of Pediatrics

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

IL

Visiting Professor

Department of Neonatology

Sri Ramachandra Medical College

Chennai

India

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DV is an author of a number of references cited in this topic. He has received royalties for editing the following books: Neonatal Ventilation (Elsevier India), Practical Neonatology (Indian Journal of Pediatrics), and Perinatal Cardiology (Cambridge Scholar publishing).

Rama Bhat, MD, FAAP

Professor of Pediatrics

Department of Pediatrics

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

IL

Раскрытие информации

RB is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

Рецензенты

Ahmed Osman, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Attending Neonatologist

Department of Pediatrics

The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Columbus

OH

Раскрытие информации

AO is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

Henry L. Halliday, MD, FRCPE, FRCP, FRCPCH

Professor

Retired Consultant Neonatologist

Royal Maternity Hospital

Honorary Professor

Department of Child Health

Queen's University Belfast

Belfast

UK

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HLH declares that he has no competing interests.

John Sinn, MBBS(Syd), Dip Paed, DCH, MMed (Clin Epi), FRACP (Paed)

Clinical Senior Lecturer

Obstetrics

Gynaecology and Neonatology

Royal North Shore Hospital and The University of Sydney

Sydney

Australia

Раскрытие информации

JS declares that he has no competing interests.

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Основные статьи

Thornton PD, Campbell RT, Mogos MF, et al. Meconium aspiration syndrome: incidence and outcomes using discharge data. Early Hum Dev. 2019 Sep;136:21-6. Аннотация

Singh BS, Clark RH, Powers RJ, et al. Meconium aspiration syndrome remains a significant problem in the NICU: outcomes and treatment patterns in term neonates admitted for intensive care during a ten-year period. J Perinatol. 2009 Jul;29(7):497-503. Аннотация

Vidyasagar D, Harris V, Pildes RS. Assisted ventilation in infants with meconium aspiration syndrome. Pediatrics. 1975 Aug;56(2):208-13. Аннотация

Wiswell TE, Gannon CM, Jacob J, et al. Delivery room management of the apparently vigorous meconium-stained neonate: results of the multicenter, international collaborative trial. Pediatrics. 2000 Jan;105(1 Pt 1):1-7. Аннотация

Yamada NK, Szyld E, Strand ML, et al. 2023 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics focused update on neonatal resuscitation: an update to the American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. Circulation. 2024 Jan 2;149(1):e157-66.Полный текст  Аннотация

Статьи, указанные как источники

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  • Meconium aspiration syndrome images
  • Отличия

    • Transient tachypnea of the newborn
    • Surfactant deficiency
    • Persistent pulmonary hypertension
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  • Guidelines

    • 2023 American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics focused update on neonatal resuscitation: An update to the American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care
    • Management of meconium at birth
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