ADC

HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS REGISTER


[Advanced]
Archives of Disease in Childhood 1993;69:187-190
Copyright © 1993 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
This Article
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this link to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in ADC Online
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Add article to my folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Bolton, D.
Right arrow Articles by Cresswell, C
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Bolton, D.
Right arrow Articles by Cresswell, C

Archives of Disease in Childhood, Vol 69, 187-190, Copyright © 1993 by Archives of Disease in Childhood.

PAPERS

Rebreathing expired gases from bedding: a cause of cot death?

DP Bolton, BJ Taylor, AJ Campbell, BC Galland and C Cresswell
Department of Physiology, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.

The reported association of cot death and sleeping prone could be due to rebreathing of expired gases. A mechanical model simulating the respiratory system of an infant, exhaling warm humidified air with an end tidal carbon dioxide of 5%, has been used to investigate this. Some commonly used bedding materials caused an accumulation of carbon dioxide of 7% to over 10% with the model lying face down. This phenomenon persisted even with the head inclined at 45 degrees, but only on very soft materials, and could be a cause of cot death in a baby unresponsive to asphyxial blood gas changes. A coir fibre mattress allowed complete dispersal of exhalate as did a rubber sheet between any mattress and the covering sheet.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
K. Coleman-Phox, R. Odouli, and D.-K. Li
Use of a Fan During Sleep and the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, October 1, 2008; 162(10): 963 - 968.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed.Home page
B C Galland, B J Taylor, D P G Bolton, and R M Sayers
Respiratory responses to hypoxia/hypercapnia in small for gestational age infants influenced by maternal smoking
Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed., March 1, 2003; 88(3): F217 - F222.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch. Dis. Child.Home page
B C Galland, D P G Bolton, B J Taylor, R M Sayers, and S M Williams
Ventilatory sensitivity to mild asphyxia: prone versus supine sleep position
Arch. Dis. Child., November 1, 2000; 83(5): 423 - 428.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 PediatricsHome page
P. L. Carolan, W. B. Wheeler, J. D. Ross, and R. a. J. S. Kemp
Potential to Prevent Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing of Commercial Products Marketed to Reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Risk
Pediatrics, April 1, 2000; 105(4): 774 - 779.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
N. J. Scheers, C. M. Dayton, and J. S. Kemp
Sudden Infant Death With External Airways Covered: Case-Comparison Study of 206 Deaths in the United States
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, June 1, 1998; 152(6): 540 - 547.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed.Home page
B C Galland, G Reeves, B J Taylor, and D P G Bolton
Sleep position, autonomic function, and arousal
Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed., May 1, 1998; 78(3): 189F - 194.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 Arch. Dis. Child.Home page
J. N Carleton, A. M Donoghue, and W. K Porter
Mechanical model testing of rebreathing potential in infant bedding materials
Arch. Dis. Child., April 1, 1998; 78(4): 323 - 328.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 PediatricsHome page
B. T. Skadberg and T. Markestad
Consequences of Getting the Head Covered During Sleep in Infancy
Pediatrics, August 1, 1997; 100(2): e6 - e6.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Appl. Physiol.Home page
A. S. Lijowska, N. W. Reed, B. A. M. Chiodini, and B. T. Thach
Sequential arousal and airway-defensive behavior of infants in asphyxial sleep environments
J Appl Physiol, July 1, 1997; 83(1): 219 - 228.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch. Dis. Child.Home page
B T Skadberg and T Markestad
Behaviour and physiological responses during prone and supine sleep in early infancy
Arch. Dis. Child., April 1, 1997; 76(4): 320 - 324.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 BMJHome page
A S Douglas, T M Allan, and P J Helms
Seasonality and the sudden infant death syndrome during 1987-9 and 1991-3 in Australia and Britain
BMJ, June 1, 1996; 312(7043): 1381 - 1383.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 BMJHome page
A S Douglas, T M Allan, and P J Helms
Seasonality and the sudden infant death syndrome during 1987-9 and 1991-3 in Australia and Britain
BMJ, June 1, 1996; 312(7043): 1381a - 1383.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

Home page
 CLIN PEDIATRHome page
P. L. Carolan, J. R. Moore, and M. G. Luxenberg
Infant Sleep Position and the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Survey of Pediatric Recommendations
Clinical Pediatrics, August 1, 1995; 34(8): 402 - 409.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 NEJMHome page
S. D. Cohle, J. S. Kemp, B. T. Thach, D.-K. Li, D. C. Shannon, A.-L. Ponsonby, T. Dwyer, and L. E. Gibbons
The Risk of Sudden Infant Death
N. Engl. J. Med., January 6, 1994; 330(1): 63 - 64.
[Full Text]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS REGISTER
ARCH DIS CHILD FETAL NEONATAL ED ED PRACTICE
Terms and conditions relating to subscriptions purchased online  ¦  Website terms and conditions  ¦  Privacy policy
Copyright © 1993 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health