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Alternate Name(s): Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) ...... Meconium is the first feces (stool) of the newborn. It is thick, sticky, and greenish-black in color. Aspiration means the newborn inhales a mixture of the meconium and amniotic fluid, either in the uterus or just after delivery.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001596.htm#Definition
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The mortality rate for meconium aspiration syndrome resulting from severe parenchymal pulmonary disease and pulmonary hypertension is as high as 20%. Other complications include air block syndromes (eg, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium) and pulmonary interstitial emphysema, which occur in 10-30%
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Meconium aspiration syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meconium aspiration syndrome ( MAS , alternatively "Neonatal aspiration of meconium") occurs when infants take meconium into their lungs during or before delivery. Meconium is the first stool of an...
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One condition that may affect a newborn's health is meconium aspiration, also referred to as meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). Although it can be serious, most cases of MAS are not.
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kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/meconium.html
kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/meconium.html
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Meconium aspiration syndrome is respiratory distress in a newborn who has breathed (aspirated) meconium into the lungs before or around the time of birth.
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meconium passage is noted in about 10 to 15% of births. During delivery, perhaps 5% of neonates with meconium passage aspirate the meconium, triggering lung injury and respiratory distress, termed meconium aspiration syndrome.
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www.merck.com/mmpe/sec19/ch277/ch277e.html
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Meconium aspiration syndrome Information from Drugs.com ... Meconium aspiration syndrome is a leading cause of severe illness and death in the newborn. The possibility of inhaling meconium occurs in about 5-10% of births. It typically occurs when the fetus is stressed during labor, especially when the infant is past its...
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www.drugs.com/enc/meconium-aspiration-syndrome.html
www.drugs.com/enc/meconium-aspiration-syndrome.html
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Mechanisms of Meconium Aspiration and Meconium Aspiration Syndrome ... Meconium aspiration syndrome in humans is mediated, in part, by inactivation of endogenous surfactant.[50-52] Atelectasis, decreased lung compliance, intrapulmonary shunting, and hypoventilation are aggravated by inhibition of surfactant function.
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