The Relation Between Oxygen Therapy Duration and Free Radical Generation In Infants With bronchiolitis

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R.M Hannun
A.G Al- Goubori
M.A AL-Equabi

Abstract

Oxygen therapy (OT) is considered    an essential process for


survival for the i nfants with bronchiolitis > However, it may reach the status of being harmful when using it for along beriod . We , here, attempted to shed a light on relations between oxygen therapy duration(OTD)   and each of serum malondialdehyde (MDA) that is used as index for free radical generation , and serum albumin level , in infants with bronchiolitis . Our results   confirmed  that  (OTD) from (1-48) hr. was non effective,  while from 49 was very effective where a grave in crease in serum (MDA)level and a decrease in serum albumin concentration were observed during that time . The relation between age and serum albumin level proved that (OTD)plays an important role as a pathogenitic factor in infants aged (l-3)months

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Hannun, R. et al. 2017. The Relation Between Oxygen Therapy Duration and Free Radical Generation In Infants With bronchiolitis. Ibn AL-Haitham Journal For Pure and Applied Sciences. 19, 1 (Nov. 2017), 71–79.
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