Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Mainz, Germany.
J Perinat Med. 2010 Jul;38(4):387-92. doi: 10.1515/jpm.2010.053.
Acute hypoxia is one of the main causes of poor neonatal outcome. The aim of this study was the investigation of cardiac output (CO) and blood flow redistribution following induction of acute hypoxia in a fetal sheep model.
We investigated 10 fetal sheep between 108 and 130 days of gestation. Acute hypoxia was induced by reducing the O(2) saturation in the ventilated gas mixture of the maternal sheep to approximately 75%. The CO, placental fraction of CO, Doppler parameters in the ductus venosus (DV), umbilical artery (UA) and vein (UV) were measured.
The fetal pO(2) decreased from 47.1 (7.19; 7.35) to 6.89 (6.78; 7.11) mm Hg [P=0.01, median, (95% CI)] during hypoxia. Fetal pH and BE were also significantly reduced. The DV/UV fraction increased from 15.3 (11.5; 19.8) to 51.1 (35.9; 62.1) (P=0.0001). The combined cardiac output [1228.1 (1024.3; 1686.4) vs. 987.8 (834, 1261) mL min(-1)], the placental fraction of the CO [31.5 (26; 42.1) vs. 26.9 (20.6; 29.3)%] and the right to left (R/L) heart ratio [1.76 (1.5; 2.2) vs. 1.3 (1.1; 1.6)] significantly decreased during hypoxia.
Acute hypoxia significantly increases the proportion of the placental blood passing through the DV and reduces the placental fraction of CO and the R/L heart ratio. These findings could be used as early signs of acute fetal hypoxia.
急性缺氧是导致新生儿预后不良的主要原因之一。本研究旨在探讨在胎儿羊模型中诱导急性缺氧后心输出量(CO)和血流重新分布的情况。
我们研究了 10 只妊娠 108 至 130 天的胎儿羊。通过将母羊通气气体混合物中的氧饱和度降低至约 75%来诱导急性缺氧。测量 CO、胎盘 CO 分数、静脉导管(DV)、脐动脉(UA)和静脉(UV)的多普勒参数。
胎儿 pO2 从 47.1(7.19;7.35)降至 6.89(6.78;7.11)mmHg [P=0.01,中位数,(95%CI)],胎儿 pH 和 BE 也显著降低。DV/UV 分数从 15.3(11.5;19.8)增加至 51.1(35.9;62.1)(P=0.0001)。心输出量总和[1228.1(1024.3;1686.4)与 987.8(834,1261)mL min(-1)]、胎盘 CO 分数[31.5(26;42.1)与 26.9(20.6;29.3)%]和右心至左心(R/L)比值[1.76(1.5;2.2)与 1.3(1.1;1.6)]在缺氧期间显著降低。
急性缺氧显著增加了通过 DV 的胎盘血流比例,并降低了胎盘 CO 分数和 R/L 心脏比值。这些发现可作为急性胎儿缺氧的早期征象。