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Neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely low birthweight infants randomised to different PCO 2 targets: the PHELBI follow-up study

2017; BMJ; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/archdischild-2016-311581

1468-2052

Ulrich Thomé, Orsolya Genzel‐Boroviczény, Bettina Bohnhorst, Manuel Schmid, Hans Fuchs, Oliver Rohde, Stefan Avenarius, Hans‐Georg Topf, Andrea Zimmermann, Dirk Faas, Katharina Timme, Barbara Kleinlein, Horst Buxmann, Wilfried Schenk, Hugo Segerer, Norbert Teig, A. Bläser, Roland Hentschel, Matthias Heckmann, Rolf Schlößer, Jochen Peters, Rainer Rossi, Wolfgang Rascher, Ralf Böttger, Jürgen Seidenberg, Gesine Hansen, Maria Zernickel, Harald Bode, Jens Dreyhaupt, Rainer Muche, Helmut Hummler,

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

Background Tolerating higher partial pressures of carbon dioxide (PCO 2 ) in mechanically ventilated extremely low birthweight infants to reduce ventilator-induced lung injury may have long-term neurodevelopmental side effects. This study analyses the results of neurodevelopmental follow-up of infants enrolled in a randomised multicentre trial. Methods Infants (n=359) between 400 and 1000 g birth weight and 23 0/7–28 6/7 weeks gestational age who required endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation within 24 hours of birth were randomly assigned to high PCO 2 or to a control group with mildly elevated PCO 2 targets. Neurodevelopmental follow-up examinations were available for 85% of enrolled infants using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development II, the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and the Child Development Inventory (CDI). Results There were no differences in body weight, length and head circumference between the two PCO 2 target groups. Median Mental Developmental Index (MDI) values were 82 (60–96, high target) and 84 (58–96, p=0.79). Psychomotor Developmental Index (PDI) values were 84 (57–100) and 84 (65–96, p=0.73), respectively. Moreover, there was no difference in the number of infants with MDI or PDI <70 or <85 and the number of infants with a combined outcome of death or MDI<70 and death or PDI<70. No differences were found between results for GMFCS and CDI. The risk factors for MDI<70 or PDI<70 were intracranial haemorrhage, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, periventricular leukomalacia, necrotising enterocolitis and hydrocortisone treatment. Conclusions A higher PCO 2 target did not influence neurodevelopmental outcomes in mechanically ventilated extremely preterm infants. Adjusting PCO 2 targets to optimise short-term outcomes is a safe option. Trial registration number ISRCTN56143743.