TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of hematocrit on exhaled carbon monoxide in healthy newborn infants
AU - Barak, Mila
AU - Oron, Tal
AU - Mimouni, Francis B.
AU - Dollberg, Shaul
AU - Littner, Yoav
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - Objective: We tested the hypothesis that, the red blood cell (RBC) mass, estimated by hematocrit (HCT) or hemoglobin (Hb) level, influences the carbon monoxide (CO) production rate. Study design: The relationship between end tidal CO corrected for ambient carbon monoxide level (ETCOc) and the RBC mass have been studied in 58 full-term infants at the mean age 4.9 hours. Results: Mean ETCOc was 1.88ppm (1.3 to 3.4ppm). ETCOc correlated significantly with HCT (R2 =10.1%, p=0.015) and with Hb (R2 =11%, p=0.011). Infants with a capillary HCT >65% had significantly higher ETCOc (mean 1.99±0.49ppm) than infants with a capillary HCT <65% (1.74±0.39ppm), p=0.035. When CO production was corrected for HCT (ETCOc/HCT), this difference did not longer exist. Conclusions: In newborn infants ETCOc significantly correlates with RBC mass. Comparing different infant's CO generation rate one should take into consideration their initial RBC level. In order to adjust for the existing differences in RBC, we suggest the use of the ETCOc/HCT index.
AB - Objective: We tested the hypothesis that, the red blood cell (RBC) mass, estimated by hematocrit (HCT) or hemoglobin (Hb) level, influences the carbon monoxide (CO) production rate. Study design: The relationship between end tidal CO corrected for ambient carbon monoxide level (ETCOc) and the RBC mass have been studied in 58 full-term infants at the mean age 4.9 hours. Results: Mean ETCOc was 1.88ppm (1.3 to 3.4ppm). ETCOc correlated significantly with HCT (R2 =10.1%, p=0.015) and with Hb (R2 =11%, p=0.011). Infants with a capillary HCT >65% had significantly higher ETCOc (mean 1.99±0.49ppm) than infants with a capillary HCT <65% (1.74±0.39ppm), p=0.035. When CO production was corrected for HCT (ETCOc/HCT), this difference did not longer exist. Conclusions: In newborn infants ETCOc significantly correlates with RBC mass. Comparing different infant's CO generation rate one should take into consideration their initial RBC level. In order to adjust for the existing differences in RBC, we suggest the use of the ETCOc/HCT index.
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.jp.7211388
DO - 10.1038/sj.jp.7211388
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C2 - 16222346
AN - SCOPUS:29644438550
SN - 0743-8346
VL - 25
SP - 784
EP - 787
JO - Journal of Perinatology
JF - Journal of Perinatology
IS - 12
ER -