@article{ref1,
title="Rebreathing expired gases from bedding: a cause of cot death?",
journal="Archives of disease in childhood",
year="1993",
author="Bolton, David P. G. and Taylor, B. J. and Campbell, A. John and Galland, B. C. and Cresswell, C.",
volume="69",
number="2",
pages="187-190",
abstract="The reported association of cot death and sleeping prone could be due to rebreathing of expired gases. A mechanical model simulating the respiratory system of an infant, exhaling warm humidified air with an end tidal carbon dioxide of 5%, has been used to investigate this. Some commonly used bedding materials caused an accumulation of carbon dioxide of 7% to over 10% with the model lying face down. This phenomenon persisted even with the head inclined at 45 degrees, but only on very soft materials, and could be a cause of cot death in a baby unresponsive to asphyxial blood gas changes. A coir fibre mattress allowed complete dispersal of exhalate as did a rubber sheet between any mattress and the covering sheet.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9888",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}