RADIOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PNEUMOTHORAX SEVERITY IN CHILDREN WITH EXTEMELY LOW WEIGHT DURING MECHANICAL VENTILATION
Objectives. Objectification the extent of pneumothorax severity in children with extremely low birth weight during mechanical ventilation. Materials and methods. Analyzed data radiographs of the chest 23 infants with extremely low birth weight using ALV in which pneumothorax was diagnosed. X-rayradiographperformedresearchon the unitRUM-20M under the followingtechnical specifications: 100 mA,40-44kV, exposure 0,02-0,04s inthe intensive care unitPolymobil-10 and Siemens 1,2-2,5mAs, 40-42 kVThe specificeffective dose, boys andgirlstonotexceed2.7mSv /MAC.To verify the diagnosis, all patients performed an ultrasound of the cardiovascular system using dopplerechocardiography and complete clinical and laboratory research. Results. This work provides method of diagnosing the degree of pneumothorax in infants with extremely low birth weight during mechanical ventilation by decreasing the volume of the lungs, mediastinal dislocation index and diaphragm displacement of the down.Proven high correlation between the severity and individual indicators and indices between each other. The analysis allowed the diagnosis in 47,9 % of the first (light) degree of pneumothorax, in 30,4 % of patients diagnosed with second degree severity and the most severe third degree pneumothorax was diagnosed in 21,7 %. Conclusions. Past studies have allowed to distribute pneumothorax in infants with extremely low birth weight while using assisted lung ventilation for metric data in radiograms into three degrees by severity of lung volumecollabing, the degree of displacement of the diaphragm and dislocation of the mediastinum, allowing us to objectification the assessment data.