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Apnea de la prematuridad - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Apnea en recién nacidos; AOP; Episodios cianóticos en recién nacidos; Episodios de coloración azulosa en recién nacidos; Crisis respiratoria en recién nacidos.

Síntomas:

Los recién nacidos, especialmente los prematuros, a menudo tienen un patrón de respiración irregular.

Estos bebés tendrán episodios cortos (de 5 a 10 segundos) de respiración superficial o de suspensión de la respiración (apnea). Estos episodios van seguidos de períodos de respiración normal.

Cuando la respiración es muy superficial o se detiene (apnea), el bebé igualmente puede experimentar una disminución en la frecuencia cardíaca, que se denomina bradicardia.

Algunos bebés también pueden presentar coloración pálida y aspecto de enfermos. Los episodios de apnea que duran más de 20 segundos se consideran serios.

Pruebas y exámenes:

Debido a que la mayoría de los bebés pretérmino y algunos bebés a término enfermos tienen algún grado de apnea, permanecen conectados a monitores en el hospital para vigilar su respiración, frecuencia cardíaca y niveles de oxígeno. La apnea o la disminución en la frecuencia cardíaca pueden hacer activar alarmas en estos monitores.

  • Reviewed last on: 11/2/2009
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pedatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Owens JA. Sleep medicine. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 18.

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