Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pleural effusion is a common respiratory condition that is characterized by an abnormal collection of fluid in the lung cavity. In this study, an innovation using the transmission of sound into the respiratory system as a novel tool to detect fluid in the lung was developed. First, the method was evaluated on a phantom model of a lung. Based on the results of this test model, the appropriate technique was used in a clinical study. This method has several advantages, such as that is non-invasive, low cost, and easy for clinical review. Two techniques, including analysis of the frequency response of the model and the transient time of transmitted sound in the lung, were evaluated in the phantom models of the human lung. Two phantom models with similar geometry to the human lung, including a healthy model (without fluid in the model) and a pleural effusion model (with bulk of fluid in the model) were developed. These models have acoustical properties similar to the lung parenchyma. To obtain the frequency responses of the model, a sine sweep signal was transmitted into the model and the frequency response of the model was then calculated using the fast Fourier transform. The transient time of the transmitted sound was calculated using a cross correlation method. The results show that the locations of fluid in the model were detectable using both techniques. However, the transient time technique is better than the frequency response technique because it is simple, fast, and has potential for use in a clinical enviorment. Based on the results obtained from the phantoms, the transient time method was performed on both 22 healthy participants and four patients diagnosed with pleural effusion. To perform this technique on human subjects, a data acquisition system was developed. Two types of sound, including a complex chirp sound and a polyphonic sound, were transmitted into the respiratory systems of the participants. The time delay between a reference microphone, located on the trachea of the subject, and eight microphones attached to the chest was computed using a cross correlation method, and the effect of inhalation and lung size on the transient time of transmitted sound on the healthy subject was evaluated. The results show that using transmission of sound in the lung is a promising technique in the diagnosis of pleural effusion. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Pleurale effusie is 'n algemene respiratoriese toestand wat gekenmerk word deur 'n abnormale versameling van vloeistof in die longholte. In hierdie studie is 'n innoverende manier ontwikkel om vloeistof in die long met behulp van die transmissie van klank te bespeur. Die metode is eers op 'n fantoommodel van 'n long geëvalueer. Op grond van die resultate van hierdie toetsmodel is die geskikte tegniek in 'n kliniese studie gebruik. Hierdie metode het verskeie voordele, soos dat dit ingreepsvry is, nie duur is nie en kliniese evaluering moontlik maak. Twee tegnieke, naamlik ontleding van die frekwensierespons van die model en die oorgangstyd van versende klank in die long, is in die fantoommodel van die menselong geëvalueer. Twee fantoommodelle met soortgelyke geometrie aan die menselong, met inbegrip van 'n gesonde model (sonder vloeistof in die model) en 'n pleurale-effusie-model (met 'n massa vloeistof in die model), is ontwikkel. Hierdie modelle het akoestiese eienskappe soortgelyk aan die longparenchiem. Om die frekwensieresponse van die model te verkry, is 'n sinuskrommesein tot in die model versend. Die frekwensierespons van die model is met behulp van die vinnige Fourier-transformasie bereken. Die oorgangstyd van die versende klank is deur 'n kruiskorrelasie-metode bereken. Die resultate toon dat die ligging van die vloeistof in die model met albei tegnieke bespeur kan word. Die oorgangstyd-tegniek is egter beter as die frekwensierespons-tegniek, aangesien dit eenvoudig en vinnig is en maklik in 'n kliniese omgewing gebruik kan word. Op grond van die resultate wat van die fantome verkry is, is die oorgangstyd-metode op 22 gesonde deelnemers en vier pasiënte wat met pleurale effusie gediagnoseer is, uitgevoer. 'n Dataverkrygingstelsel is ontwikkel ten einde hierdie tegniek op proefpersone uit te voer. Twee soorte klank, naamlik 'n komplekse tjirpgeluid en 'n polifoniese klank, is na die respiratoriese stelsels van die deelnemers versend. Die tydvertraging tussen 'n verwysingsmikrofoon in die tragea van die proefpersoon en agt mikrofone wat aan die bors vasgeheg is, is met 'n kruiskorrelasie-metode bereken, en die uitwerking van inaseming en longgrootte op die oorgangstyd van versende klank op die gesonde proefpersone is geëvalueer. Die resultate toon dat die gebruik van transmissie van klank in die long 'n belowende tegniek vir die diagnose van pleurale effusie is.

BACKGROUND: Malignant and paramalignant pleural effusions are important complications of many malignancies. The two main management options debated in the literature are: 1) insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) to achieve chronic drainage of the effusion, or 2) hospitalization with tube thoracostomy and subsequent chemical pleurodesis (CP) with talc or doxycycline to prevent fluid reaccumulation. We aimed to describe a large series of patients with malignant pleural effusions managed with an IPC, identify and validate factors identified in the literature as predictors of spontaneous pleurodesis in the IPC group and compare the group managed with IPC to patients managed with CP. METHODS: We designed a retrospective cohort study comparing patients with malignant and paramalignant pleural effusions managed either with CP between March 1, 2003 and February 28, 2006 or IPC insertion between May 1, 2006 and April 1, 2009. The CP group was identified through the prescription of talc or doxycycline and the IPC group from the IPC clinic database. Data were collected from paper and electronic records and from the Government of Ontario. RESULTS: We identified 193 consecutive patients with an ECOG performance status of less than 4 (ECOG less than 4 means that the patient is not completely disabled and confined to bed or chair) having undergone IPC insertion and 168 who were managed with CP. None of the variables we tested were significant predictors of spontaneous pleurodesis in the IPC group. Pleural effusion control rates at 6 months were higher in the IPC group than in the CP group (52.7% vs 34.0%, p<0.01) but the rate of freedom from pleural effusion at 180 days and catheter removal at 90 days was not significantly different (25.8% in the IPC group and 34.0% in the CP group p=0.14). Patients in the IPC group had a significantly longer median survival (148 days measured from the date of catheter insertion vs 133 days in the CP group, log-rank p<0.05). CONCLUSION: We found an intriguing possible survival benefit favouring management of malignant or paramalignant effusions with an IPC. Given possible biases due to the design of this study and uncertain explanatory mechanism, this needs to be confirmed in a randomized controlled trial. Quality of life, an important measure of success for these palliative procedures, should also be measured.

BACKGROUND: Malignant and paramalignant pleural effusions are important complications of many malignancies. The two main management options debated in the literature are: 1) insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) to achieve chronic drainage of the effusion, or 2) hospitalization with tube thoracostomy and subsequent chemical pleurodesis (CP) with talc or doxycycline to prevent fluid reaccumulation. We aimed to describe a large series of patients with malignant pleural effusions managed with an IPC, identify and validate factors identified in the literature as predictors of spontaneous pleurodesis in the IPC group and compare the group managed with IPC to patients managed with CP. METHODS: We designed a retrospective cohort study comparing patients with malignant and paramalignant pleural effusions managed either with CP between March 1, 2003 and February 28, 2006 or IPC insertion between May 1, 2006 and April 1, 2009. The CP group was identified through the prescription of talc or doxycycline and the IPC group from the IPC clinic database. Data were collected from paper and electronic records and from the Government of Ontario. RESULTS: We identified 193 consecutive patients with an ECOG performance status of less than 4 (ECOG less than 4 means that the patient is not completely disabled and confined to bed or chair) having undergone IPC insertion and 168 who were managed with CP. None of the variables we tested were significant predictors of spontaneous pleurodesis in the IPC group. Pleural effusion control rates at 6 months were higher in the IPC group than in the CP group (52.7% vs 34.0%, p<0.01) but the rate of freedom from pleural effusion at 180 days and catheter removal at 90 days was not significantly different (25.8% in the IPC group and 34.0% in the CP group p=0.14). Patients in the IPC group had a significantly longer median survival (148 days measured from the date of catheter insertion vs 133 days in the CP group, log-rank p<0.05). CONCLUSION: We found an intriguing possible survival benefit favouring management of malignant or paramalignant effusions with an IPC. Given possible biases due to the design of this study and uncertain explanatory mechanism, this needs to be confirmed in a randomized controlled trial. Quality of life, an important measure of success for these palliative procedures, should also be measured.

BACKGROUND: Malignant and paramalignant pleural effusions are important complications of many malignancies. The two main management options debated in the literature are: 1) insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) to achieve chronic drainage of the effusion, or 2) hospitalization with tube thoracostomy and subsequent chemical pleurodesis (CP) with talc or doxycycline to prevent fluid reaccumulation. We aimed to describe a large series of patients with malignant pleural effusions managed with an IPC, identify and validate factors identified in the literature as predictors of spontaneous pleurodesis in the IPC group and compare the group managed with IPC to patients managed with CP. METHODS: We designed a retrospective cohort study comparing patients with malignant and paramalignant pleural effusions managed either with CP between March 1, 2003 and February 28, 2006 or IPC insertion between May 1, 2006 and April 1, 2009. The CP group was identified through the prescription of talc or doxycycline and the IPC group from the IPC clinic database. Data were collected from paper and electronic records and from the Government of Ontario. RESULTS: We identified 193 consecutive patients with an ECOG performance status of less than 4 (ECOG less than 4 means that the patient is not completely disabled and confined to bed or chair) having undergone IPC insertion and 168 who were managed with CP. None of the variables we tested were significant predictors of spontaneous pleurodesis in the IPC group. Pleural effusion control rates at 6 months were higher in the IPC group than in the CP group (52.7% vs 34.0%, p<0.01) but the rate of freedom from pleural effusion at 180 days and catheter removal at 90 days was not significantly different (25.8% in the IPC group and 34.0% in the CP group p=0.14). Patients in the IPC group had a significantly longer median survival (148 days measured from the date of catheter insertion vs 133 days in the CP group, log-rank p<0.05). CONCLUSION: We found an intriguing possible survival benefit favouring management of malignant or paramalignant effusions with an IPC. Given possible biases due to the design of this study and uncertain explanatory mechanism, this needs to be confirmed in a randomized controlled trial. Quality of life, an important measure of success for these palliative procedures, should also be measured.

Tez (Tıpta Uzmanlık) - Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, 2006. / Bibliyografya var.

BACKGROUND: Malignant and paramalignant pleural effusions are important complications of many malignancies. The two main management options debated in the literature are: 1) insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) to achieve chronic drainage of the effusion, or 2) hospitalization with tube thoracostomy and subsequent chemical pleurodesis (CP) with talc or doxycycline to prevent fluid reaccumulation. We aimed to describe a large series of patients with malignant pleural effusions managed with an IPC, identify and validate factors identified in the literature as predictors of spontaneous pleurodesis in the IPC group and compare the group managed with IPC to patients managed with CP. METHODS: We designed a retrospective cohort study comparing patients with malignant and paramalignant pleural effusions managed either with CP between March 1, 2003 and February 28, 2006 or IPC insertion between May 1, 2006 and April 1, 2009. The CP group was identified through the prescription of talc or doxycycline and the IPC group from the IPC clinic database. Data were collected from paper and electronic records and from the Government of Ontario. RESULTS: We identified 193 consecutive patients with an ECOG performance status of less than 4 (ECOG less than 4 means that the patient is not completely disabled and confined to bed or chair) having undergone IPC insertion and 168 who were managed with CP. None of the variables we tested were significant predictors of spontaneous pleurodesis in the IPC group. Pleural effusion control rates at 6 months were higher in the IPC group than in the CP group (52.7% vs 34.0%, p<0.01) but the rate of freedom from pleural effusion at 180 days and catheter removal at 90 days was not significantly different (25.8% in the IPC group and 34.0% in the CP group p=0.14). Patients in the IPC group had a significantly longer median survival (148 days measured from the date of catheter insertion vs 133 days in the CP group, log-rank p<0.05). CONCLUSION: We found an intriguing possible survival benefit favouring management of malignant or paramalignant effusions with an IPC. Given possible biases due to the design of this study and uncertain explanatory mechanism, this needs to be confirmed in a randomized controlled trial. Quality of life, an important measure of success for these palliative procedures, should also be measured.

Die Talkumpleurodese stellt ein effektives Verfahren zur Behandlung von rezidivierenden malignen Pleuraergüssen dar. Sie ist ein rein palliatives Verfahren. Das Auftreten des malignen Pleuraergusses stellt den Beginn des letzten Lebensabschnittes eines Tumorpatienten dar. Es ist verbunden mit dem Kardinalsymptom Dyspnoe. Um diese zu lindern, wird im blinden Aktionismus die operative Pleurodese angeboten. Dieses führt zu einer hohen perioperativen Mortalität. In 36 Monaten (1997-1999) wurden in unserer Klinik 115 operative Talkum-Pleurodesen durchgeführt. Die perioperative Letalität lag bei 7,8 %. Die häufigsten Primärtumoren waren Mammakarzinom (MÜL 12,4 Monate), Bronchialkarzinm (MÜL 6,2 Monate), CUP (MÜL 10,7 Monate) Ovarialkarzinom (MÜL 2,2 Monate) und Mesotheliom (MÜL 10,9 Monate). Die Patienten mit Mammakarzinom, Bronchialkarzinom und Ovarialkarzinom litten postoperativ deutlich gehäufter unter erneuter Luftnot. Es ist daher nötig, Standards festzulegen, um ein geeignetes Patientengut zu behandeln. In der Literatur finden sich eindeutige Zusammenhänge zum Karnofsky-Index des Patienten sowie zu den Laborparametern pH (kritisch / Talc pleurodesis is the most effective treatment für malignant pleural effusions. It is a palliative procedure. The appearance of a malignant pleural effusions marks the beginning of the last part of life of a patient with cancer. The cardinal symptom is dyspnoea. To allay, we offer surgical pleurodesis, offen in blind action. This is causing high mortality. We performed 115 thoracoscopic talc pudrages between 1997 and 1999 (36 month). The inpatient mortality was 7,8%. The most offen origins of metastatic carcinoma were Breast cancer (MS 12,4 month), Lung cancer (MS 6,2 month), Carcinoma of unknown primary (MS 10,7 month), Malignant mesothelioma (MS 10,9 month) and Ovarian cancer (MS 2,2 month). The patients with Breast-, Lung- and Ovarian cancer suffered the must from dyspnoea after pleurodesis. That''s why it is necessary, to find standards to choose suitable patients, which profit. In literature there are definite connection between Karnofsky Performance Scale of a patient, pleural fluid pH (critically

Interpretation of Common Used Tumor Markers Affected by Systemic and Inflammatory Diseases Introduction: An examination of tumor markers is often made as a basis for the successful diagnosis and follow-up treatment of patients with malignant tumors. However, are tumor markers truly significant by themselves, or are they just a baseline quantitative expression of value that we use to diagnose a patient as better or worse based on it increasing or decreasing value? Objective: This paper attempts to answer the question of what factors can affect serum protein and mucin markers and thus lead to a misinterpretation of their results. Methods: Tumor markers were determined by isotopic and non-isotopic laboratory analysis methods, using operational protocols of the immunoanalytic laboratory. All methods were checked using internal quality control, and four times a year using an external quality control. Additionally, 16 236 samples were analysed using 3180 probands during the period 2008-2014. Results: We discovered that in premenopausal women, the markers AFP, CA 125 and HE 4 rise during ovulation peak periods while other markers changed minimally or not at all. However, in postmenopausal women, we proved the incidence of a false positivity marker. With women in the 1st and 2nd trimester of pregnancy, the...

CAPES / A análise da mecânica respiratória possibilita verificar o funcionamento pulmonar e as possíveis alterações por alguma complicação ou lesão do pulmão. A análise da gasometria arterial é importante nos ajustes dos parâmetros ventilatórios, possibilitando verificar complicações relacionadas à ventilação. O objetivo principal deste estudo é associar os parâmetros físicos e funcionais do pulmão de crianças de 0 a 1 ano sob ventilação mecânica invasiva no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca através da análise dos parâmetros ventilatórios e da mecânica respiratória com o procedimento radiográfico convencional. No total, 46 crianças foram analisadas nesta faixa etária, porém somente aquelas que apresentaram padrão respiratório e radiografias representativas de atelectasia e derrame pleural foram selecionadas. Das 30 crianças selecionadas, 10 apresentam atelectasia e 8 derrame pleural (DP). Os dados analisados são de antes e após o surgimento da complicação pulmonar. Os dados das crianças que não apresentaram nenhuma complicação inicialmente foram utilizados para verificar a possibilidade da análise da mecânica respiratória através dos ciclos controlados e a sua relação com os dados da gasometria arterial. Foram coletados dados da mecânica respiratória através do monitor gráfico Inter® GMX e do programa Wintracer e a análise da área do pulmão pela radiografia através do AutoCad® 2012. A análise das ondas controladas do ciclo respiratório em modo assistido controlado dos recém-nascidos mostra que o pH não se altera, em relação ao valor esperado normal. Todos os parâmetros da mecânica respiratória apresentaram alteração entre os estados sem e com complicação pulmonar. Os grupos com atelectasia apresentou significância estatística para redução nos parâmetros de volume corrente (VC), área do pulmão (AP) e pressão parcial de oxigênio arterial (PaO2) e aumento em frequência respiratória (FR) e Tempo em ventilação mecânica invasiva (VMI). No grupo DP a redução foi significativa em AP e houve aumento significativo do Tempo em VMI. Os valores de complacência ficaram abaixo da normalidade para a idade e de resistência acima dos valores considerados normais em todos os grupos. Os resultados do coeficiente de Spearman (ρ) que apresentaram significância estatística entre a AP com os parâmetros pulmonares foram para o grupo com atelectasia no parâmetro de resistência das vias aéreas (RVA) (ρ= -0,648 e P=0,043) e para o grupo com DP no parâmetro complacência estática (Cest) (ρ= 0,786 e P=0,021). Os resultados deste estudo mostram que a análise da mecânica respiratória pode ser realizada diariamente nestas crianças e ser utilizada com frequência, pois possibilita informações importantes do funcionamento pulmonar e esta análise pode ser feita em modo assistido controlado, sem a necessidade de sedar a criança. A estrutura física se correlacionou com a funcionalidade do pulmão. Apesar de nem todos os parâmetros terem sido correlacionados significativamente, existe correlação entre a estrutura do pulmão com sua função. / The analysis of respiratory mechanics allows to check lung function and changes for complication or injury of the lung. The analysis of arterial blood gases is important for adjustments in ventilatory parameters, enabling to check complications related to ventilation. The main objective of this study is to associate physical and functional parameters of the lung in children aged 0 to 1 year old, under mechanical ventilation postoperative cardiac surgery through the analysis of ventilatory parameters, respiratory mechanics with conventional radiographic procedure. In total, 46 children were analyzed in this age, but only those who had respiratory pattern and representative radiographs of the atelectasis and pleural effusion were selected. From 30 selected children, 10 had atelectasis and 8 had pleural effusion (PE). The data were analyzed before and after the onset of pulmonary complication. The data of the children without complication was originally used to check the possibility of analysis of respiratory mechanics through controlled cycles and their relationship to the data of arterial blood gases. Data were collected through the respiratory mechanics monitor and graph Inter ® GMX and program Wintracer and analysis of lung area by radiography through AutoCAD ® 2012. The analysis of the controlled waves of the respiratory cycles in assisted controlled mode of the newborn showed that the potential of hydrogen ionic (pH) does not change relatively to the value expected normal. All parameters of respiratory mechanics showed alterations between states with and without pulmonary complication. Among the groups with atelectasis there was statistically significant reduction in parameters tidal volume (VT), lung area (LA) and partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) and increase in respiratory frequency (RF) and Time in invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). For the PE group there was a significant decrease in LA and significant increase in time at IMV. The compliance values were below normal for age and the resistance above normal values in all groups. The results of the Spearman coefficient (ρ) showed statistical significance between the LA with the parameters for the pulmonary atelectasis group in Raw parameters (ρ = -0.648 and P = 0.043) and the group with PE in Cst ( ρ = 0.786 and P = 0.021). The results of this study have shown that the analysis of respiratory mechanics can be performed daily in these children and be used frequently. It allows important information of lung function and can be analyzed in assisted controlled mode without the need of sedating the child. The physical structure correlated with the functionality of the lung, although not all parameters have been well correlated. Also, there is a correlation between the structure of lung and its function.

CAPES / A análise da mecânica respiratória possibilita verificar o funcionamento pulmonar e as possíveis alterações por alguma complicação ou lesão do pulmão. A análise da gasometria arterial é importante nos ajustes dos parâmetros ventilatórios, possibilitando verificar complicações relacionadas à ventilação. O objetivo principal deste estudo é associar os parâmetros físicos e funcionais do pulmão de crianças de 0 a 1 ano sob ventilação mecânica invasiva no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca através da análise dos parâmetros ventilatórios e da mecânica respiratória com o procedimento radiográfico convencional. No total, 46 crianças foram analisadas nesta faixa etária, porém somente aquelas que apresentaram padrão respiratório e radiografias representativas de atelectasia e derrame pleural foram selecionadas. Das 30 crianças selecionadas, 10 apresentam atelectasia e 8 derrame pleural (DP). Os dados analisados são de antes e após o surgimento da complicação pulmonar. Os dados das crianças que não apresentaram nenhuma complicação inicialmente foram utilizados para verificar a possibilidade da análise da mecânica respiratória através dos ciclos controlados e a sua relação com os dados da gasometria arterial. Foram coletados dados da mecânica respiratória através do monitor gráfico Inter® GMX e do programa Wintracer e a análise da área do pulmão pela radiografia através do AutoCad® 2012. A análise das ondas controladas do ciclo respiratório em modo assistido controlado dos recém-nascidos mostra que o pH não se altera, em relação ao valor esperado normal. Todos os parâmetros da mecânica respiratória apresentaram alteração entre os estados sem e com complicação pulmonar. Os grupos com atelectasia apresentou significância estatística para redução nos parâmetros de volume corrente (VC), área do pulmão (AP) e pressão parcial de oxigênio arterial (PaO2) e aumento em frequência respiratória (FR) e Tempo em ventilação mecânica invasiva (VMI). No grupo DP a redução foi significativa em AP e houve aumento significativo do Tempo em VMI. Os valores de complacência ficaram abaixo da normalidade para a idade e de resistência acima dos valores considerados normais em todos os grupos. Os resultados do coeficiente de Spearman (ρ) que apresentaram significância estatística entre a AP com os parâmetros pulmonares foram para o grupo com atelectasia no parâmetro de resistência das vias aéreas (RVA) (ρ= -0,648 e P=0,043) e para o grupo com DP no parâmetro complacência estática (Cest) (ρ= 0,786 e P=0,021). Os resultados deste estudo mostram que a análise da mecânica respiratória pode ser realizada diariamente nestas crianças e ser utilizada com frequência, pois possibilita informações importantes do funcionamento pulmonar e esta análise pode ser feita em modo assistido controlado, sem a necessidade de sedar a criança. A estrutura física se correlacionou com a funcionalidade do pulmão. Apesar de nem todos os parâmetros terem sido correlacionados significativamente, existe correlação entre a estrutura do pulmão com sua função. / The analysis of respiratory mechanics allows to check lung function and changes for complication or injury of the lung. The analysis of arterial blood gases is important for adjustments in ventilatory parameters, enabling to check complications related to ventilation. The main objective of this study is to associate physical and functional parameters of the lung in children aged 0 to 1 year old, under mechanical ventilation postoperative cardiac surgery through the analysis of ventilatory parameters, respiratory mechanics with conventional radiographic procedure. In total, 46 children were analyzed in this age, but only those who had respiratory pattern and representative radiographs of the atelectasis and pleural effusion were selected. From 30 selected children, 10 had atelectasis and 8 had pleural effusion (PE). The data were analyzed before and after the onset of pulmonary complication. The data of the children without complication was originally used to check the possibility of analysis of respiratory mechanics through controlled cycles and their relationship to the data of arterial blood gases. Data were collected through the respiratory mechanics monitor and graph Inter ® GMX and program Wintracer and analysis of lung area by radiography through AutoCAD ® 2012. The analysis of the controlled waves of the respiratory cycles in assisted controlled mode of the newborn showed that the potential of hydrogen ionic (pH) does not change relatively to the value expected normal. All parameters of respiratory mechanics showed alterations between states with and without pulmonary complication. Among the groups with atelectasis there was statistically significant reduction in parameters tidal volume (VT), lung area (LA) and partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) and increase in respiratory frequency (RF) and Time in invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). For the PE group there was a significant decrease in LA and significant increase in time at IMV. The compliance values were below normal for age and the resistance above normal values in all groups. The results of the Spearman coefficient (ρ) showed statistical significance between the LA with the parameters for the pulmonary atelectasis group in Raw parameters (ρ = -0.648 and P = 0.043) and the group with PE in Cst ( ρ = 0.786 and P = 0.021). The results of this study have shown that the analysis of respiratory mechanics can be performed daily in these children and be used frequently. It allows important information of lung function and can be analyzed in assisted controlled mode without the need of sedating the child. The physical structure correlated with the functionality of the lung, although not all parameters have been well correlated. Also, there is a correlation between the structure of lung and its function.