Radiographic assessment of pulmonary fluid clearance and lung aeration in newborn calves delivered by elective Caesarean section

Contents The aim of this study was to develop a radiographic standard for the assessment of pulmonary fluid clearance and lung aeration in newborn calves. Caesarean‐delivered mature calves (n = 9) underwent lung assessment by thoracic radiography as well as arterial and venous blood gas analysis wit...

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Published inReproduction in domestic animals Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 939 - 944
Main Authors Abdelmegeid, MK, Kutasi, O, Nassiff, MN, Wirth, K, Bodai, E, Farrag, F, Molnár, L, Szenci, O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2017
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Summary:Contents The aim of this study was to develop a radiographic standard for the assessment of pulmonary fluid clearance and lung aeration in newborn calves. Caesarean‐delivered mature calves (n = 9) underwent lung assessment by thoracic radiography as well as arterial and venous blood gas analysis within the first 30 min, 1, 2, 3, 6, 12 and 24 hr after birth. The results indicated that newborn calves delivered by elective Caesarean section suffered from a physiological combined respiratory and metabolic acidosis with the dominance of respiratory acidosis, and an improvement in these conditions was recorded within 24 hr after birth. Concerning the radiographic results, clear lung fields, improvement in lung expansion, air content of the lung and absence of lung opacification occurred within 24 hr of birth. Furthermore, the ventral lung quadrant showed an improvement in radiographic opacification and lung expansion earlier than the dorsal lung regions. The findings of this study support the potential role of thoracic radiography in the assessment of pulmonary fluid clearance and lung aeration in newborn calves.
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ISSN:0936-6768
1439-0531
DOI:10.1111/rda.12998