Influence of congenital cleft lip or cleft palate on total respiratary compliance in child / 中华麻醉学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the influence of congenital cleft lip or cleft palate on total respiratary compliance (C T) in child.Methods Sixty children without congenital malformation (control group) and 240 children with congenital cleft lip or cleft palate (test group), scheduled for selected operation, were divided into 5 subgroups according to the age range 1 12 months,1 3 years,4 7 years and 8 12 years,respectively. With the mechnical ventilation following intratracheal intubation after anesthesia induction, P ET CO 2 was maitained at 4 4.6kPa. The C T was measured with Datex Ultima monitor.Results Compared with the control level in the same age subgroup, C T remained unsignificant changes in all subgroups of cleft lip and in 1 12 months and 1 3 years subgroups of cleft palate, but decreased significantly in 4 7 years and 8 12 years subgroups of cleft palate(P