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Association between Urinary Metabolites and the Exposure of Intensive Care Newborns to Plasticizers of Medical Devices Used for Their Care Management

Lise Bernard

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Care management of newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) requires numerous PVC (PolyVinyl Chloride) medical devices (MD) containing plasticizers that can migrate and contaminate the patient. We measured the magnitude of neonates’ exposure to plasticizers (di-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) and alternatives) in relation to urinary concentrations of their metabolites. Plasticizers’ exposure was evaluated (1) by calculating the amounts of plasticizers prone to be released from each MD used for care management, and (2) by measuring the patients’ urinary levels of each plasticizers’ metabolites. 104 neonates were enrolled. They were exposed to di-isononylphthalate (DINP), especially via transfusion and infusion MD, and to DEHP via ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) and respiratory assistance MD. Mean exposure doses exceeded the derived no-effect level of DINP and DEHP by a 10-fold and a 1000-fold factor. No PVC MD were plasticized with di-isononylcyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate (DINCH). High urinary concentrations of DEHP metabolites were directly correlated with DEHP exposure through ECMO MD. Urinary concentrations of DINP metabolites in transfused patients were also high. DINCH metabolites were found in urine, suggesting another route of exposure. Neonates in NICU are considerably exposed to plasticizers, with magnitudes varying with the type of MD used. The high exposure to DEHP and DINP leads to a risk of their metabolites’ toxicity.
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hal-03220588 , version 1 (26-05-2021)

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Lise Bernard, Yassine Bouattour, Morgane Masse, Benoît Boeuf, Bertrand Decaudin, et al.. Association between Urinary Metabolites and the Exposure of Intensive Care Newborns to Plasticizers of Medical Devices Used for Their Care Management. Metabolites, 2021, 11 (4), pp.252. ⟨10.3390/metabo11040252⟩. ⟨hal-03220588⟩
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