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 Indies during the period 2001 to 2011. Descriptive analyses were performed. Statistical significance was taken at the level p < 0.05. Results Only 13% of neonates with respiratory distress syndrome received surfactant therapy. The median time of surfactant administration was 16.5 hours (interquartile range: 6-37 hours). The mean ± standard deviation time between repeat doses was 19.1 ± 14 hours. There was no difference in mortality between cases (67%) and controls (59%) (p = 0.32). However, the cases who survived were less mature (28.3 ± 2 weeks) and less clinically stable (CRIB II [Clinical Risk Index for Babies] score: 8.2 ± 3) than their controls who survived (30.0 ± 2 weeks; CRIB II score: 6.0 ± 3) (p = 0.01). There was no difference in mean gestational age or CRIB II scores between nonsurviving cases and controls. A high incidence of sepsis, pneumothoraces, and pulmonary hemorrhage was noted in both cases and controls. Conclusion SRT did not improve the overall outcome in preterm neonates treated with RDS. Challenges encountered in optimizing SRT included affordability and accessibility of surfactant, supportive equipment, and supportive therapies, as well as a high incidence of complications related to prematurity.
journal_name
Am J Perinatoljournal_title
American journal of perinatologyauthors
Hamilton N,Trotman Hdoi
10.1055/s-0036-1598023subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-07-01 00:00:00pages
742-748issue
8eissn
0735-1631issn
1098-8785journal_volume
34pub_type
杂志文章abstract::This case-controlled study reviewed 26 cases of uterine rupture at an academic medical center. Controls were selected in a 2:1 design by reviewing the immediate successful vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) before and after each case of uterine rupture. At less than 2 hours before delivery or acute uterine r...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-981433
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death in children < 5 years of age worldwide. It is also one of the most frequent infectious diseases in children, leading to large antibiotic use and hospitalization even in the industrialized countries. However, the optimal management of CAP in children is s...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1055/s-0039-1691801
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aims to evaluate vaginal microbiota differences by bacterial vaginosis (BV), birth timing, and race, and to estimate parameters to power future vaginal microbiome studies. METHODS:Previously, vaginal swabs were collected at 21 to 25 weeks (stored at -80°C), and vaginal smears evaluated for BV (Nug...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0035-1565919
更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although various authors recommend screening for hypoglycemia in large for gestational age (LGA) and small for gestational age (SGA) newborns, the frequency of hypoglycemia in these infants, using a recent definition of hypoglycemia, and the proper duration of screening are not documented. We determined chromogen test...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-994649
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::With more than 20,000 fetal deaths occurring annually in the United States, accurate epidemiological data concerning fetal death offer the potential to develop interventions aimed at saving a considerable number of fetuses. Currently, fetal death rates are determined by dividing the number of deaths by total births. T...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-994589
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objectives of this study are to assess the incidence of congenital complete heart block (CCHB) in pregnant women who are anti-Ro and/or La positive. Between January, 1988 and July 1997, 118 pregnancies in 105 women were assessed by fetal echo at 18, 24, and 32 weeks' gestation. Of these 105, 96 had no history of a...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2002-23555
更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::We present a case of congenital midgut volvulus detected by prenatal sonography and ultrafast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. At 34 weeks of gestation, enlarged hyperechogenic loops without peristalsis was identified by sonographic examination. On ultrafast T2-weighted single-shot fast-spin echo MR imaging, enlarged ...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2001-18794
更新日期:2001-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The purpose of this study was to establish normative reference values for serum unconjugated estriol (E3) concentrations in insulin-dependent diabetic pregnancy. There were 1973 samples analyzed in 63 diabetic pregnancies not complicated by fetal distress and/or neonatal asphyxia. These samples were compared with 867 ...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-999718
更新日期:1988-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Our purpose was to evaluate the impact of intravenous and oral tocolysis on prolongation of gestation for women with preterm uterine contractions and/or labor. Candidates for evaluation and treatment including women with contractions between 24 and 35 weeks. Two hundred women (group I) without cervical changes met the...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-994169
更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to assess the applicability of the insertion of small diameter catheters through the femoral vein in extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants. STUDY DESIGN:All femoral small diameter catheters (Silastic or femoral arterial catheter [FAC]) inserted in ELBW infants in a tertiary level neonata...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0039-1693718
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Primary genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of vertical transmission to the fetus, especially with rupture of membranes. Two cases of primary herpes and two cases of recurrent herpes in pregnancy with preterm premature rupture of membranes and expectant manage...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2002-33090
更新日期:2002-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-984407
更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rotavirus is the most common nonseasonal vaccine preventable illness. Despite increased severity of rotaviral illness in early infancy, most neonatal intensive care units (NICU) do not administer rotavirus vaccination either during the NICU stay at age of eligibility or at discharge as the Advisory Committee on Immuni...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1055/s-0038-1660463
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess whether cord blood carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels in jaundiced term neonates with and without a positive direct Coombs test (DCT) and in healthy controls could be used as a predictor of severe hyperbilirubinemia. The percentage of cord blood COHb should be higher among neonates wi...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0040-1722328
更新日期:2021-01-04 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate to what extent indicators of placenta insufficiency are associated with low concentrations of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and IGF-1-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) in neonatal blood, and to what extent the concentrations of these growth factors are associated with concentrations of proteins w...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0038-1677472
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objective To evaluate if in high-risk non-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-treated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) survivors, ventilatory time (VT) is correlated to and can be used as clinical marker of neurodevelopmental delay at 2 years of age. Study Design Cohort study was conducted between 2008 and...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0036-1586120
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) increases the risk of complications in pregnancy. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) decreases flares and neonatal lupus syndrome. Limited evidence suggests that HCQ also reduces preeclampsia and preterm birth in SLE pregnancies. We studied whether HCQ was associated with lower odds o...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0039-3402752
更新日期:2020-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-1999-6821
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Myocardial infarction in association with pregnancy in patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome has been reported once previously. Our patient, a 22-year-old multiparous woman, experienced a myocardial infarction in the postpartum period. She fulfilled the criteria for the diagnosis of the antiphospholipid syndrome...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-994522
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To analyze outcomes after second-stage labor beyond 3 hours and determine if prolonged second stages were intentional. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women based on second-stage duration. Medical records were reviewed for management decisions in wo...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0032-1314894
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Our study identified risk factors for the development of clinically identifiable catheter-associated thrombosis (CT). STUDY DESIGN:We performed a retrospective cohort study of neonates in whom a central catheter was present. A total of 1,475 catheters were identified in 766 patients during a 36-month study p...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0038-1667377
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-999581
更新日期:1989-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1055/s-0038-1645861
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) can lead to impaired alveolarization and dysmorphic vascularization of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Clara cell secretory protein (CC10) has anti-inflammatory properties but is deficient in the premature infant. Because surfactant and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) ...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-0028-1090587
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-994616
更新日期:1994-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Amniocentesis to guide the management of preterm pregnancies complicated by premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) has been adopted at several centers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate this practice prospectively among comparable groups of patients, which has not previously been reported. Forty-seven patie...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1055/s-2007-1000031
更新日期:1984-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-999292
更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-999362
更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report a case that presents clear evidence of an intrauterine infection of twin fetuses with an enterovirus. The mother had signs and symptoms of chorioamniotitis at 34 weeks' gestation. Coxsackie virus, group B type 1 (CVB1), was cultured from amniotic fluid obtained by transabdominal amniocentesis when the membra...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-994407
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Twenty-five patients undergoing nipple stimulation contraction stress tests were enrolled in this study. Plasma 13,14-dihydro, 15-keto prostaglandin F2 alpha and plasma prolactin concentrations were analyzed before and during the contraction stress tests. Prolactin concentrations were significantly higher (p less than...
journal_title:American journal of perinatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1055/s-2007-999444
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00