Imaging perinatal brain injury in premature infants.

abstract：:Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), which complicates approximately 3% to 10% of all pregnancies leads to preferential hemodynamic changes in affected fetuses. Advanced ultrasound modalities allow reliable and reproducible assessment of the intrauterine fetal cardiac function. Among other methods, combined cardiac...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Bahtiyar MO,Copel JA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound has permeated the practice of anesthesiology and is becoming an essential tool for the obstetric anesthesiologist in the labor and delivery suite. The most common applications include guidance for neuraxial (epidural and spinal) anesthesia and acute pain nerve blocks, as well as guidance for central and per...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Lee A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review the factors present in human amniotic fluid that may function to inhibit bacterial growth have been examined. It appears that several potential antibacterial systems are present. Lysozyme and B-lysin may significantly contribute to the killing of gram-positive bacteria. Whether or not the remaining anti...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Schlievert P,Johnson W,Galask RP

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory tests are critical in the detection and timely treatment of infection. Two categories of tests are commonly used in neonatal sepsis management: those that identify the pathogen and those that detect host response to a potential pathogen. Decision-making around antibiotic choice is related to the performance...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Rub DM,Dhudasia MB,Healy T,Mukhopadhyay S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following dramatic reductions between the early 1900s and the early 1980s, the maternal mortality ratio began to rise, reaching a peak of almost 17 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Although this number pales in comparison with that found in sub-Saharan Africa and India, the troubling rise in the United States ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： King JC

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden unexpected changes in the life of a family create many different emotions in various family members. The death of a young woman during or after her pregnancy is especially difficult because of the strain it places on family dynamics. One of the consequences is that there is, commonly, a newborn, and perhaps oth...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Elliott JP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandins PGE2, PGD2, PGI2, and PGF2 alpha, as well as thromboxanes and leukotrienes, are synthesized by the fetal and neonatal kidney. The major prostaglandin, PGE2, PGD2, and PGI2, increase RBF, free water clearance, urine flow, and natriuresis. Alterations in the synthetic and catabolic activity of renal prost...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Gleason CA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been no controlled studies that clearly document a beneficial effect of TPN on neonatal mortality and morbidity. Beneficial effects such as reducing the time required to achieve some targeted weight and enhancing positive nitrogen balance are used in support of TPN. The positive opinion about TPN is strongl...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Gutcher G,Cutz E

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unpublished results can bias biomedical literature, favoring positive over negative findings, primary over secondary analyses, and can lead to duplicate studies that unnecessarily endanger subjects and waste resources. The Neonatal Research Network's (NRN) publication policies for approving, reviewing, and tracking ab...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Archer SW,Carlo WA,Truog WE,Stevenson DK,Van Meurs KP,Sánchez PJ,Das A,Devaskar U,Nelin LD,Petrie Huitema CM,Crawford MM,Higgins RD,Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethics is an essential dimension of the management of periviable birth in both clinical practice and research. The goal of clinical care in periviable birth is to improve outcomes for current pregnant and fetal patients. The goal of research in periviable birth is to improve outcomes for future pregnant patients and f...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Chervenak FA,McCullough LB

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma may be the most common potentialy serious medical problem to complicate pregnancy. Because severe uncontrolled asthma may cause both maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, pharmacological asthma therapy is often necessary during pregnancy. Only 1 published randomized controlled clinical trial has evaluated...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Schatz M

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ductus arteriosus is a vital fetal structure designed to close shortly after birth. Although many physiologic and pharmacologic investigations have characterized the closure of this structure, genetic studies of persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus (patent ductus arteriosus, PDA) are relatively recent. Prog...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Hajj H,Dagle JM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Late preterm infants (34-37 weeks postmenstrual age at birth) are intermediate between less mature preterm infants and infants born at 38 weeks or more in regard to autonomic brain stem maturation. Ventilatory responses to CO(2) in preterm infants born at 33 to 36 week are significantly higher than in infants born at ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Hunt CE

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep-disordered breathing occurs in 0.6-15% of reproductive age women. This condition is associated with an increased lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality. A substantial body of evidence demonstrated increased perinatal morbidity among pregnancies affected by SDB ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Cain MA,Ricciuti J,Louis JM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the cesarean delivery (CD) rates have increased worldwide, operative vaginal delivery (OVD) rates continue to decline, with the United States having some of the lower rates amongst developed countries. It is clear that the use of forceps or vacuum can safely assist in accomplishing a vaginal delivery and prevent...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Gei AF

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive surgery has been one of the most important surgical advances in the last 15 years. The development of smaller instruments has allowed pediatric surgeons to apply this rapidly evolving technology to neonates. Congenital neonatal deformities including tracheoesophageal fistula, patent ductus arteriosu...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Georgeson KE,Robertson DJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal diagnosis of fetal aneuploidy is a continuously and rapidly evolving area of research. Currently in the United States, the standard of care for screening pregnancies for aneuploidy involves assessment of maternal age together with the use of multiple second trimester maternal serum markers. This screening app...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Stewart TL,Malone FD

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Down syndrome (DS) screening has been an integral part of routine prenatal screening for the last three decades. Recent efforts have been directed at developing additional non-invasive prenatal screening techniques that could not only improve sensitivity of prenatal screening, but also be employed in the first trimest...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Fuchs KM,Peipert JF

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants meeting retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening guidelines based on birth weight and gestational age undergo serial examinations by ophthalmologists for detection and treatment. However, less than 10% require treatment, and less than half develop ROP. Slow postnatal weight gain is highly predictive of ROP, ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Lin L,Binenbaum G

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is intimately involved in vascular homeostasis through its antiplatelet, antiproliferative, and vasodilating actions. Because of these beneficial properties, methods of harnessing NO for the prevention of vascular injury responses, such as intimal hyperplasia, are being explored. One such method invo...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Kibbe MR,Tzeng E

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is one of the life-threatening infections of newborns. It affects approximately 1,500 to 2,200 infants per year in the United States. Changes in the presentation of neonatal HSV infection over the past two decades include an increase in the frequency of skin, eye, and mout...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Jacobs RF

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida is a leading cause of late onset infection (> 3 days of age) in the premature infant. Therefore, decisions about the diagnosis and management of infections caused by Candida are commonplace in the neonatal intensive care unit. Despite this fact, there are few comparative trials about treatment of neonatal Cand...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Bliss JM,Wellington M,Gigliotti F

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lancet Neonatal Survival Series categorized neonatal health interventions into 3 service delivery modes: "Outreach," "Family-Community Care," and "Facility-based Clinical Care." Family-Community Care services generally have a greater potential impact on neonatal health than Outreach services, with similar costs. C...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Schiffman J,Darmstadt GL,Agarwal S,Baqui AH

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO), a selective pulmonary vasodilator, is available for treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn in term and near-term neonates. iNO decreases pulmonary vascular resistance leading to diminished extrapulmonary shunt and also has a microselective effect which improves ventil...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Kinsella JP,Abman SH

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a normal postnatal phenomenon resulting from a transitional imbalance between the production and elimination of bilirubin in the neonate. Bilirubin has been shown to be not only a potent antioxidant, but also toxic at excessive concentrations. As a result, the biology of bilirubin, its p...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Stevenson DK,Vreman HJ,Wong RJ,Contag CH

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concern over the influence of pregnancy-related alterations in hydration has prompted questions regarding the accuracy of using standard methods of determining body composition. We sought to investigate whether differences exist between body composition determined at 30 weeks and 39 weeks of gestation and postpartum, ...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Jaque-Fortunato SV,Khodiguian N,Artal R,Wiswell RA

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newborn screening (NBS) reaches approximately all of the 4 million newborns in the United States each year and has been effective in significantly reducing the morbidity and mortality that results from certain congenital conditions. The comprehensive NBS system can be divided into preanalytic (education and screening)...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Therrell BL Jr,Schwartz M,Southard C,Williams D,Hannon WH,Mann MY,PEAS Organizing and Working Groups.

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although initially designed for respiratory failure, venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) has become a mainstay of therapy in the treatment of patients with congenital heart disease, providing preoperative and postoperative support for infants with temporary impairment of myocardial function. Pos...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Hines MH

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormones are necessary for the growth of mammary glands, for initiation of the secretory process, and for the maintenance of an established lactation in all mammals. Hormonal changes which occur in late pregnancy and the early postpartum period are described and graphed. This data was derived from research with anim...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Tucker HA

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perinatal health outcomes in the United States continue to worsen, with the greatest burden of inequity falling on Black birthing communities. Despite transdisciplinary literature citing structural racism as a root cause of inequity, interventions continue to be mostly physician-centered models of perinatal and reprod...

journal_title：Seminars in perinatology

authors： Julian Z,Robles D,Whetstone S,Perritt JB,Jackson AV,Hardeman RR,Scott KA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00