Clinical characteristics of nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care unit in eastern China.

abstract：:Determinations of IgG and IgM antibodies specific for cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus (HSV1), herpes simplex virus (HSV2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), rubella, echo, Coxsackie and morbilli viruses were performed in 20 sera from malformed fetuses. Demonstration of a fetal infection by increased fetal seru...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Rakocević S,Presećki V,Jurković D,Kurjak A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Heart rate variability (HRV) reveals information on the functional state of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). This study was initiated to assess the physiological- and maturational development of the ANS by comparing HRV data of healthy prematures with term infants. METHODS:Short-term recordings of HRV in 39 pr...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Longin E,Gerstner T,Schaible T,Lenz T,König S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperphenylalaninemia in preterm neonates with heterozygosity for phenylketonuria has previously not been described. We report on a very low birth weight infant, born at a gestational age of 27+5 weeks with a birth weight of 1080 g. Due to a positive family history prenatal diagnosis for phenylketonuria was performed,...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Hennermann JB,Loui A,Weber A,Mönch E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether uterotrophic agents increase the risk of fatal hemorrhagic brain stroke. METHODS:Between 1991 and 1992, there were 230 maternal deaths among 2,420,000 pregnant women in Japan and the causes of these deaths was investigated in 1994. Using information provided in this report, we identified ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Yamada T,Yamada T,Morikawa M,Takeda M,Akaishi R,Nishida R,Araki N,Koyama T,Minakami H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the risk factors and outcomes of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a retrospective cohort study was conducted on 259 patients who were ventilated >48 h. Clinical characteristics and risk factors were compared and non-conditional logistic regression ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Yuan TM,Chen LH,Yu HM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of the clinical records of fifteen fetuses with trisomy 21, six fetuses with trisomy 18, and two fetuses with trisomy 13 was made in order to find out typical patterns of fetal heart rate (FHR) possibly associated with these conditions. Antepartal FHR patterns of 55 normal pregnancies and intrapartal FHR patt...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Kariniemi V,Aula P

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Parents of preterm infants require information on morbidity and duration of common interventions performed in the NICU. Since locally achieved data are often not available, information is mainly based on educated guesses of health care professionals. The present study compares estimates of neonatal nurses or ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Rüdiger M,Iffländer S,Reichert J,Bätzel C,Reiter G,Wauer RR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one pregnant women divided into three groups (AGA prepartum, SGA prepartum without distress, AGA in labor) were examined using Doppler ultrasonography before, during and after oxygen administration to mothers via a face mask. The aim of the study was to find out if there was any effect on the blood flow values ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Meyenburg M,Bartnicki J,Saling E

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate localization and concentration of adhesion molecules in the human lower uterine segment during preterm parturition. METHODS:In a prospective study biopsy specimens from the lower uterine segment of 43 patients undergoing cesarean section at 24 + 0 to 36 + 4 weeks' gestation were immunostained for i...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Fischer DC,Winkler M,Ruck P,Poth D,Kemp B,Rath W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare obstetrical and neonatal outcomes of vaginal deliveries complicated by shoulder dystocia, according to the length of second stage of labor. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 177 shoulder dystocia cases that were divided into three categories according to second stage duration (1...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Moragianni VA,Hacker MR,Craparo FJ

更新日期：2012-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To construct an ultrasonographic nomogram of the fetal gastric size with gestational age in normal singleton pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Out of 17 000 outpatient pregnant women who were admitted to our hospital, a total of 250 fetal measurements were randomly collected from routine ultrasonographic exami...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Kepkep K,Tuncay YA,Göynümer G,Yetim G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate cisterna magna size of the fetuses between 16 and 24 weeks of gestation, and to establish a normogram for cisterna magna measurements during gestation. METHODS:A prospective study of normal singleton pregnancies was established. Measurement of the fetal cisterna magn...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Koktener A,Dilmen G,Kurt A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The energy and redox states of placentas in newly anesthetized or sacrificed guinea pigs and sheep were compared with that of human placentas immediately after delivery. Subsequently the effect of ischemia was observed in both human and animal placentas. The influence of perfusion, using a fluid containing oxygenated ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Carroll MJ,Young M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Group-B Streptococcus has been associated with preterm labor and other pregnancy related complications. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of peptidoglycan polysaccharide (PGPS) derived from a beta hemolytic Streptococcal cell wall on amniochorion cytokine production and to compare PGPS effects w...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Fortunato SJ,Lombardi SJ,Menon R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dextrostix is now widely used as a method of screening for hypoglycemia of the newborn. There has always been some anxiety about its accuracy for estimating very low blood sugars; this is important, since symptomatic hypoglycemia of the newborn does not usually occur until the blood glucose falls below 20 mg/dl. In 19...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Harvey DR,Cooper LV,Fancourt RF,Levene M,Schoberg T

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background We examined the influence of companionship and the use of complementary therapies on adverse outcomes in parturients under regional analgesia. Methods This study is a single-center retrospective cohort of 986 term pregnant women, and it was based on data from medical records (hospitalization period: Novembe...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Gribel GPC,Coca-Velarde LG,Moreira de Sá RA

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to search for any difference in riboflavin and pyridoxine nutrition between term appropriate for gestational age (TAGA), term small for gestational age (TSGA) and preterm appropriate for gestational age (PTAGA) newborns, cord blood from 23, 19 and 20 infants, respectively, were studied, and red cell glutathio...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Ramos JL,Barretto OC,Nonoyama K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the sonographic cervical characteristics between nulliparous and multiparous women. SUBJECT AND METHODS:Transvaginal three-dimensional ultrasound and power Doppler using the virtual organ computer-aided analysis (VOCAL) program were performed on 71 nulliparas and 59 multiparas at a mean gestational age o...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Basgul A,Kavak ZN,Bakirci N,Gokaslan H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the association, if any, between placental architecture findings assessed ultrasonographically at 22 and 36 weeks and placental histology. METHODS:There was prospective recruitment of 1011 low-risk primigravids from the antenatal clinic at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Ultrasound of the place...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Cooley SM,Donnelly JC,Walsh T,McMahon C,Gillan J,Geary MP

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The purpose of this study is to follow the birth process with transperineal ultrasonography (TPU) and predict the delivery method using angle of progression (AOP). Methods:The study included 134 patients. The AOP was examined with TPU in the lithotomy position applied at 4-h intervals, not at a time of stra...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Bulut AN,Ceyhan V

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of atosiban with usual management of threatened preterm labor. METHODS:In this prospective, open-label, randomized controlled trial, women admitted to the hospital in threatened preterm labor (between 24 and 34 weeks' gestation) were randomized to receive atosiban or usual care (beta-...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Husslein P,Cabero Roura L,Dudenhausen JW,Helmer H,Frydman R,Rizzo N,Schneider D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of testing for inherited thrombophilia in pregnancy has been debated in literature with regard to its utility in preventing adverse obstetrical outcomes or identifying women at risk for it. In this commentary, an evidence based approach is used to investigate the strength of association between thrombophilia...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Lopes L,Jacob GP

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable evidence exists for marked beneficial effects of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) during pregnancy. The omega-3 LC-PUFA docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is incorporated in large amounts in fetal brain and other tissues during the second half of pregnancy, and several studies have provide...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Koletzko B,Larqué E,Demmelmair H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doppler ultrasound velocimetry of uteroplacental, umbilical and fetal vessels provides the clinician with important information on the hemodynamics of respective vascular area. Gestational age-related reference values have been established for maternal uterine and arcuate artery, umbilical artery, fetal descending aor...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Marsál K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present investigation is to study the effect of amniotic fluid myoglobin on prostaglandin synthesis by the fetal membranes. The paper presents results of radioimmunologic studies of myoglobin levels in various biological fluids during pregnancy: amniotic fluid, maternal serum samples obtained from an an...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Orlov VI,Pogorelova TN,Melkonova KY

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports two cases of abruptio placentae assessed using pulsed Doppler at 29 and 30 weeks of gestation. Transvaginal pulsed Doppler showed abnormal uterine artery FVWs in both cases. One fetus with normal umbilical and normal middle cerebral artery FVWs was not acidotic and only midly hypoxic, whereas the ot...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Sekizuka N,Hanaoka J,Takeuchi Y,Tokunaga A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether there is a difference in the behavior of fetuses of pregnant women with diabetes under treatment with insulin, compared to fetuses of pregnant women without diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Kurjak's antenatal neurodevelopmental test (KANET) - a method that, by application of four-dimensional...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Antsaklis P,Porovic S,Daskalakis G,Kurjak A

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This prospective observational study evaluated maternal symptoms and characteristics that predict successful labor induction with oral misoprostol. METHODS:A total of 244 consecutive women undergoing labor induction voluntarily completed a questionnaire about subjective sensations and pain scores during the ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Palomäki O,Eerikäinen H,Huhtala H,Kirkinen P

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To document pain expression characteristics in former preterm infants in the first year of life in whom systematic evaluation and treatment of pain was provided. METHODS:Data on the Modified Behavioral Pain Scale (MBPS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS, crying time and heart rate were collected during immunizati...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Allegaert K,Devlieger H,Bulckaert D,Naulaers G,Casaer P,Tibboel D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the combination of amniotic fluid (AF) tests with the best diagnostic accuracy for predicting intrauterine infection/inflammation (IUI) in patients with clinical suspicion of chorioamnionitis. STUDY DESIGN:This is a retrospective study of 34 pregnant women who presented with uterine tenderness, ...

journal_title：Journal of perinatal medicine

authors： Ford C,Genç MR

更新日期：2011-09-21 00:00:00