The use of ultrasonography in the labor and delivery suite.

abstract：:Late preterm neonates have unique susceptibilities to infection. The closed setting of the neonatal ICU (NICU) and the immunologic immaturity of premature infants set the state for the development of nosocomial infections. This article discusses infections that might be seen in this population and gives options for di...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Benjamin DK Jr,Stoll BJ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HFV is a mode of therapy that allows gas exchange with pressure fluctuations much lower than that required for conventional ventilation, and may consequently decrease the incidence of barotrauma and chronic lung disease. At present the National Institute of Health is sponsoring the first large controlled trial to test...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Bancalari E,Goldberg RN

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance appears to be a causative mechanism for the development of essential hypertension. Insulin resistance syndrome consists of a cluster of abnormalities that aggravate preexisting tendencies to develop hypertension, resulting in a cascade of physiologic alterations and ultimately leading to increased r...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Berkowitz KM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MPR and ST are important options for patients who have multifetal pregnancies. Both procedures have been shown to be technically safe and result in acceptable pregnancy loss rates and GAs at delivery. An important caveat is that these findings are observed in centers that have vast experience performing this type of p...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Bush MC,Eddleman KA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discussed in this article are the effects of pregnancy-induced hypertension on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; the possible role of prostanoids, deoxycorticosterone, and deoxycorticosterone sulfate in blood pressure control; and the effect of pregnancy-induced hypertension upon the endocrinology of the mater...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Carr BR,Gant NF

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the historical background, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of meconium-stained amniotic fluid and provides current concepts in delivery room management of meconium-stained neonate including the current Neonatal Resuscitation Program guidelines. ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Bhat R,Vidyasagar D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual evoked potentials (VEPs) are easily recorded in the neonatal intensive care setting using light-emitting diode goggles as the flash stimulus. They are sensitive measures of CNS integrity and are altered or abolished by hypoxia. Prognosis in newborns with birth asphyxia or hypoxia is difficult to predict; howeve...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Whyte HE

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postpartum hemorrhage is an obstetric emergency that represents a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. With the recent rise in the cesarean delivery rate, prompt recognition and proper management at the time of cesarean delivery are becoming increasingly important for providers of obstetrics. Preparedness ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Bonanno C,Gaddipati S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our experience in the management of 138 infants with various causes of intestinal obstruction has provided us with important principles of diagnosis and treatments that we adhere to in the course of our practice. 1. The overall mortality of neonates suffering from intestinal obstruction should be fewer than 5 per cent...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Reyes HM,Meller JL,Loeff D

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advances in neonatal medicine, the mortality rate for congenital diaphragmatic hernia remains high. The results of work in animal models suggest that this anomaly may be amenable to in utero surgical correction. In this article, the natural history of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in humans is reviewed, and ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Neerhof MG,MacGregor SN,Kilner JF

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although therapies in addition to whole-body cooling are being developed to treat the neonate at risk for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, we have no quickly measured serum inflammatory or neuronal biomarkers to acutely and accurately identify brain injury or to follow the efficacy of therapy. This review covers infla...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Chalak LF

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of the craniofacial region is a multistep process. First, sonographic skill and expertise are required to ascertain these often subtle abnormalities. Next, precise measurements must be obtained in appropriate and reproducible planes. Finally, a thorough search for other related fetal anomalies is essent...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Dar P,Gross SJ

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explains the mechanisms underlying choices of pharmacotherapy for hypoxic-ischemic insults of both preterm and term babies. Some preclinical data are strong enough that clinical trials are now underway. Challenges remain in deciding the best combination therapies for each age and insult. ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Juul SE,Ferriero DM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited organic acidemias are a group of metabolic disorders currently being described and investigated as gas-liquid chromatography is applied to unexplained diseases of infancy and childhood. Common clinical presentations include attacks of ketoacidosis, unexplained metabolic acidosis, failure of normal developmen...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Mahoney MJ

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The final common pathway to death in all of us is an arrhythmia, yet we still know far too little about the contribution of conduction abnormalities and arrhythmias to the compromised states of the human fetus. At no other time in the human life cycle is the human being at more risk of unexplained and unexpected death...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Strasburger JF,Cheulkar B,Wichman HJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In understanding the various electrolyte disorders associated with respiratory failure, one has to appreciate how the otherwise healthy premature infant maintains extracellular fluid homeostasis. The same physiologic processes that regulate body fluids are affected to varying degrees in the infant with respiratory fai...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Brem AS

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the flow-directed pulmonary artery catheter in the early 1970s moved invasive monitoring from the laboratory to the patient's bedside. Its current use in obstetrics is directed toward definition of certain pathophysiologic states unique to pregnancy and toward diagnosis and management of critically ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Hankins GD

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human milk provided by healthy and well-nourished mothers is believed to cover the infant's nutrient requirements during the first half year of life. It is composed of a mixture of nutritive components as well as other bioactive factors with relevant physiologic effects in the neonate infant. Human milk composition ha...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Kunz C,Rodriguez-Palmero M,Koletzko B,Jensen R

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article summarizes new information on the natural history of maternal varicella and maternal parvovirus B19. Controversies in the therapy of respiratory syncytial virus are presented. Prophylactic and therapeutic immunotherapy of neonatal enteroviral disease are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Keyserling HL

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the English literature reveals considerable disagreement regarding the cardiovascular hemodynamics of preeclampsia as measured by both noninvasive and invasive techniques. In the untreated patient, most of the data suggest the presence of low CO, low PCWP, and elevated SVR as compared to normotensive pregn...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Sibai BM,Mabie WC

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of childhood blindness in the United States. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a relatively new imaging technology capable of imaging ocular structures in cross section at high resolution. We present an age-customized approach to perform Spectral Domain OCT in ne...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Maldonado RS,Toth CA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital hemiplegia is the most common form of cerebral palsy in children born at term, and stroke is the number one cause. Neonatal ischemic stroke includes perinatal arterial ischemic stroke, presumed pre- or perinatal stroke, and cerebral sinovenous thrombosis, all of which have emerged as important contributors ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Kirton A,deVeber G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cesarean deliveries can be associated with moderate to severe postoperative pain. Appropriate management of pain is important because it results in better patient satisfaction, earlier mobilization, and improved maternal-infant bonding. There are many individual options for treatment of pain; however, multimodal analg...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Lavoie A,Toledo P

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The care of extremely premature infants involves a number of complex clinical and ethical issues. The ethical and scientific quality of decisions made in the care of these infants has profound long-term consequences for these infants and their families. In circumstances when it is unclear whether intensive care should...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Tyson JE,Stoll BJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Billions of dollars are spent yearly in perinatal medicine on studies designed to improve outcomes for mothers and their neonates. However, implementing research findings is challenging and imperfect. Strategies for implementation must be multifaceted and comprehensive. These implementation challenges extend to, and a...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Manuck TA,Fry RC,McFarlin BL

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews key recent findings in the field of human cortical development. This development is divided into three major time-dependent phases: neural proliferation of inhibitory and excitatory neurons in spatially distinct regions, migration through multiple cellular boundaries, and maturation through morpho...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Diaz AL,Gleeson JG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased vulnerability of late preterm infants is no longer a novel concept in neonatology, with many studies documenting excess morbidity and mortality in these infants during the birth hospitalization. Because outcomes related to gestational age constitute a continuum, it is important to analyze data from the g...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Kuzniewicz MW,Parker SJ,Schnake-Mahl A,Escobar GJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the authors' review of the literature on pediatric postoperative pain assessment with special attention to groups of vulnerable infants, this article (1) reports on type of surgery and its relationship to postoperative pain intensity; (2) reviews the characteristics of existing postoperative pain instruments ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： van Dijk M,Peters JW,Bouwmeester NJ,Tibboel D

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm births remain a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality despite our efforts over the past several decades. Our improved understanding of the complex mechanisms surrounding preterm labor, however, has resulted in the development of numerous biologic and clinical predictors of spontaneous preterm births....

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Lu GC,Goldenberg RL

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm birth remains a significant health concern. Maternal reproductive infections such as bacterial vaginosis pose increased risk for preterm birth, although treatment of bacterial vaginosis has not proven to be universally effective in preterm birth prevention. Maternal oral infection such as clinical periodontal ...

journal_title：Clinics in perinatology

authors： Boggess KA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00