Presentation ranges from mild respiratory distress to life-threatening respiratory failure
Incidence is 2-10% of infants born through MSAF<unk> -stained amniotic fluid)
Thought to be associated with fetal hypoxia and post-term delivery
Causes hypoxemia and acidosis via airway obstruction, chemical irritation/inflammation, infection, and surfactant inactivation
Associated with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN)
^Fever directly causes an increase in heart rate of 10 beats per minute per degree centigrade
^^Hyperoxia can be harmful
Meconium aspiration syndrome
Sepsis
Tracheostomy complications
Pneumonia
Tracheomalacia
Delayed transition from fetal circulation
Tracheostomy obstruction
Pneumothorax