Respiratory Instability and Hypoxemia Episodes in Preterm Infants.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to examine the hypothesis that prolonged rupture of membranes (PROM) is associated with increased cord blood erythropoietin (EPO) concentrations, proportional to the duration of ruptured membranes. STUDY DESIGN:This study is a prospective, cross-sectional, observational (nonintervent...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Barak S,Mimouni FB,Stern R,Cohen N,Goldstein DB,Marom R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case with spontaneous rupture of the renal pelvis during pregnancy. A 34-year-old Japanese woman was referred at 20 weeks' gestation because of sudden severe right flank pain. She had severe colic pain radiating to the right lower abdomen with percussion tenderness at the right costovertebral angle and was...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Satoh S,Okuma A,Fujita Y,Tamaka M,Nakano H

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is a group of rare congenital malformations of the lung and airways. Lung ultrasound (LU) is increasingly used to diagnose neonatal respiratory diseases since it is quick, easy to learn, and radiation-free, but no formal data exist for congenital ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yousef N,Mokhtari M,Durand P,Raimondi F,Migliaro F,Letourneau A,Tissières P,De Luca D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase deficiency is a type of an inborn error of metabolism with a poor prognosis. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase is a liver-specific enzyme, and its deficiency can only be diagnosed by enzyme assay using liver biopsy specimens. A pregnant woman at risk for carbamoyl phosphate synthetase defic...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Murotsuki J,Uehara S,Okamura K,Yajima A,Oura T,Miyabayashi S

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated if maternal demographic and ultrasound parameters predict perinatal mortality in preterm intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Retrospective cohort study of preterm IUGR (delivery gestational age <35 weeks and birth weight <10th percentile for gestation). We excluded twins and fetuses with aneuploidy, i...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Scifres CM,Stamilio D,Macones GA,Odibo AO

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of antenatal corticosteroids on the incidence of respiratory disorders in singleton neonates born between 34 and 36 weeks of gestation. Retrospective analysis was conducted of the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and other respiratory disorders (need for mechanical ventilation, co...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ventolini G,Neiger R,Mathews L,Adragna N,Belcastro M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of a primigravida with transient diabetes insipidus, gestational hypertension, and multiple seizures resistant to magnesium sulfate and diazepam. After addition of phenytoin, no further seizures occurred. Transient diabetes insipidus in pregnancy has been previously associated with hypertension, li...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Combs CA,Walker C,Matlock BA,Crombleholme W

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the obstetric recommendations in American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) practice bulletins (PB) with similar topics in UpToDate (UTD). STUDY DESIGN:We accessed all obstetric PB and cross-searched UTD (May 1999-May 2013). We analyzed only the PB which had corresponding UTD chap...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Myer EN,Too GT,Hammad IA,Babbar S,Martin CE,Hill JB,Blackwell SB,Chauhan SP

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and insulin resistance (IR) in obesity defined by body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), or both combined. METHODS:Secondary analysis of a randomized multicenter trial of antioxidant supplementation versus placebo in nulliparous low-risk ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Basraon SK,Mele L,Myatt L,Roberts JM,Hauth JC,Leveno KJ,Varner MW,Wapner RJ,Thorp JM Jr,Peaceman AM,Ramin SM,Sciscione A,Tolosa JE,Sorokin Y,Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Mate

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformations of the Vein of Galen continue to present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the neonatal period. Approximately 40-50% of all malformations of the Vein of Galen present in the neonatal period, usually with congestive heart failure. These neonates represent the most severe cases and are...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hendson L,Emery DJ,Phillipos EZ,Bhargava R,Olley PM,Lemke RP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of fetal pulmonary hypoplasia could be of great benefit to the obstetrician in the management of those pregnancies complicated by prolonged preterm ruptured membranes. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging were employed for fetal diagnosis of pulmonary hypoplasia and we were unable to predict accura...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Harstad TW,Twickler DM,Leveno KJ,Brown CE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neonatal biomarkers of inflammation were examined in relation to early neurodevelopment and gait in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) preterm children. We hypothesized that preterm infants exposed to higher levels of neonatal inflammation would demonstrate lower scores on Bayley Scales of Infant Toddler Developmen...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rose J,Vassar R,Cahill-Rowley K,Hintz SR,Stevenson DK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disulfiram has been used effectively to deter alcohol consumption in patients with a history of alcohol abuse. Its use in reproductive age women has become increasingly common in recent years, intensifying the risk of fetal exposure. Nonspecific but significant abnormalities have been described in the infants of women...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Helmbrecht GD,Hoskins IA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A markedly elevated peripheral nucleated erythrocyte count is reported in a term nonmacrosomic infant with congenital hyperinsulinism born to a nondiabetic mother. With control of hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinism, the count declined to normal. A relationship of hyperinsulinism and erythropoiesis, not related to fetal ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Carter BS

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 18 women with gestational diabetes the variables of an oral glucose tolerance test (fasting and 2-hour blood glucose values and area under the blood glucose curve) performed in the last trimester of pregnancy correlated significantly with the urinary C-peptide excretion during the first 12 hours of the life (r = 0....

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lunell NO,Persson B,Devarajan LV,Hassan S,Hathout H,Kasrawi R,Saleh A,Viktorin L

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy premature infants (birthweight 1.75 kg or less, gestational age 33 weeks or less) with hemoglobin less than 10 g/dL and hematocrit less than 30% were studied and randomly divided into three groups. All of them received oral elemental iron 3 mg/kg/day and vitamin E 5 mg/kg/day during the study period. Recombina...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chen JY,Wu TS,Chanlai SP

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study a possible relation between the use of postnatal glucocorticoids and the incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), we conducted a retrospective study over a 4-year period that compared data of 161 preterm infants treated with hydrocortisone for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) with the data ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Termote J,Schalij-Delfos NE,Donders AR,Cats BP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Normal initial blood glucose values in healthy newborns are not well defined and are subject to controversy. Despite substantive research, there is no single initial value of glucose that can be used with certainty of safety in newborns, and thus various protocols and cutoffs have been proposed. STUDY DESIGN...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Levy-Khademi F,Perry A,Klinger G,Herscovici T,Kasirer Y,Bromiker R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV (EDS IV) is a rare but serious disorder of connective tissue that is characterized by the abnormal production or secretion of type III collagen. Experience with pregnant patients exhibiting this syndrome is limited. This report describes the successful management of a pregnancy in a woma...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Weinbaum PJ,Cassidy SB,Campbell WA,Rickles FR,Vintzileos AM,Nochimson DJ,Tsipouras P

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the accuracy of antenatal renal pelvis measurement as a screening tool for renal anomalies we reviewed the antenatal ultrasounds performed at our institution over 1 year. Renal pelvis dilation was found in 3.8% of pregnancies followed by our obstetrics department. In nine (17.6%) infants renal anomalies w...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fasolato V,Poloniato A,Bianchi C,Spagnolo D,Valsecchi L,Ferrari A,Paesano P,Del Maschio A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichosporon beigelii is an uncommon cause of sepsis in low-birth-weight infants. We present two cases of neonatal trichosporonosis and two cases of neonatal trichosporon colonization to familiarize neonatologists with this entity and to discuss management considerations. A 23-week-gestation male developed clinical ev...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yoss BS,Sautter RL,Brenker HJ

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Association studies of various gene variants in neonatal sepsis show conflicting results. Objective We performed a systematic review of candidate gene association studies in neonatal sepsis to provide pooled estimates of risk for selected gene variants. Methods We performed a search using MeSH terms "infect...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Srinivasan L,Swarr DT,Sharma M,Cotten CM,Kirpalani H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim To determine the challenges, if any, in translating the benefits of surfactant replacement therapy (SRT) to a resource-limited setting. Method This was a retrospective descriptive study comparing the outcome of 75 cases who received surfactant and 69 controls who did not at the University Hospital of the West Indi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hamilton N,Trotman H

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chart review of 73 patients with 3.5 cm or more dilation, intact membranes, and regular contractions at less than 36 weeks. Forty-four (group A) received tocolysis with magnesium sulfate, and 13 of the 44 also received indomethacin. Twenty-nine (group B) received no tocolysis. Obstetric and neonatal outcomes were comp...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： de Veciana M,Porto M,Major CA,Barke JI

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has shown that fetal hydrographic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provided additional information complementary to T2-weighted single-shot fast spin echo (ssFSE) images. The objective of this study was to determine if hydrographic MRI provides better conspicuity of fetal eye structures compared with ssF...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Paquette LB,Jackson HA,Tavaré CJ,Panigrahy A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of sonographic markers for placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) in pregnancies at low-risk for PAS. STUDY DESIGN:Pregnant women at low-risk for PAS presenting for routine second trimester ultrasound who enrolled in the study were evaluated prospectively for sonograp...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Philips J,Gurganus M,DeShields S,Cunningham T,Sinkovskaya E,Kanaan C,Porche L,Abuhamad A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of North America (DPSG-NA) was founded in 1997 in San Antonio, Texas, out of the recognition that the field of maternal-fetal medicine should support and conduct research to address the specialized needs of pregnant women with type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes mellitus. Sinc...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rosen JA,Langer O,Reece EA,Miodovnik M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing survival of extremely premature infants there is a large number of them who are developing chronic lung disease (CLD), but the severity of the lung damage is considerably less than that observed in the classic form of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Because many of these infants have only a mild ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bancalari E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review developmental outcomes of neonates with mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH). STUDY DESIGN:Neonates ≥35 weeks' gestation with mild HIE/TH (TH group, n = 30) were matched with healthy term-born infants (control group, n = 30) and reviewed for the prese...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rao R,Trivedi S,Distler A,Liao S,Vesoulis Z,Smyser C,Mathur AM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance and management of prepartum bradycardia is not well established in prepartum fetal assessment. The incidence of prolonged bradycardia was 3.5% (45 per 1284), defined as a decrease of greater than or equal to 40 beats per minute of the fetal heart rate (FHR) below the baseline for at least 2 minutes. T...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Brustman LE,Langer O,Anyaegbunam A

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00