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. 2006 Sep 29;92(5):F347–F350. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.094078

Table 2 Lung volume according to position.

PMA (weeks) No. Postnatal age (days) Weight (g) Prone FRC (ml/kg) Supine FRC (ml/kg) p Value
Non‐oxygen‐dependent infants
32 12 17 (7–41) 1432 (885–1720) 22.1 (17.1–30.2) 18.2 (12.9–36.0) 0.01
34 15 33 (21–53) 1782 (1180–2004) 24.4 (17.5–33.9) 20.4 (13.6–37.4) 0.003
Oxygen‐dependent infants
32 7 37 (18–58) 1453 (954–1546) 22.7 (17.9–37.1) 19.0 (14.2–25.1) 0.04
34 13 47 (30–72) 1762 (1312–2170) 20.9 (14.8–24.6) 17.9 (13.9–26.3) 0.3
36 16 73 (39–92) 1916 (1168–2834) 20.8 (12.7–27.8) 17.5 (9.8–30.8) 0.2
38 11 84 (54–103) 2325 (1534–3080) 23.2 (12.6–27.7) 18.7 (12.6–27.2) 0.04

FRC, functional residual capacity; PMA, postmenstrual age.

Data are median (range).