MECONIUM ASPIRATION

Course overview

MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME (MAS) IS THE NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS THAT OCCURS IN A NEWBORN IN THE CONTEXT OF MECONIUM-STAINED AMNIOTIC FLUID (MASF) WHEN RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO ANOTHER ETIOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM APPROACH IN IMPROVING CARE FOR AND DECREASING MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.