Oral Propranolol: A New Treatment for Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent and prolonged seizures are harmful for the developing brain, emphasizing the importance of early seizure recognition and effective therapy. Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) has become a valuable tool to diagnose epileptic seizures, and, in parallel, genetic etiologies are increasi...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Vilan A,Mendes Ribeiro J,Striano P,Weckhuysen S,Weeke LC,Brilstra E,de Vries LS,Cilio MR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Higher patient-to-nurse ratios and nursing workload are associated with increased mortality in the adult intensive care unit (ICU). Most neonatal ICUs (NICUs) in the United Kingdom do not meet national staffing recommendations. The impact of staffing on outcomes in the NICU is unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determin...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Sherenian M,Profit J,Schmidt B,Suh S,Xiao R,Zupancic JA,DeMauro SB

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the ultrasound examination with pH-metry in order to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of sonography for diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) in preterm infants. METHODS:A prospective study was conducted on 31 premature infants <34 weeks with clinically diagnosed GOR. First, they underwent...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Pezzati M,Filippi L,Psaraki M,Rossi S,Dani C,Tronchin M,Rubaltelli FF

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Therapeutic hypothermia (HT) is the standard treatment for newborns after perinatal asphyxia. Preclinical studies report that HT is more effective when started early. METHODS:Eighty cooled newborns were analyzed and grouped according to when cooling was started after birth: early (≤180 min) or late (>181 min...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Thoresen M,Tooley J,Liu X,Jary S,Fleming P,Luyt K,Jain A,Cairns P,Harding D,Sabir H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Randomised controlled trials provide the best evidence for the effects of interventions and are a key tool in the effort to improve the care and outcomes for newborn infants. METHODS:We discuss the role of randomisation for minimising selection bias in clinical trials and describe examples of seminal trials...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Gale C,McGuire W,Juszczak E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperglycaemia is a common complication of prematurity and is associated with neonatal mortality and morbidity, yet the aetiology is incompletely understood. C-peptide has been used in adults to estimate endogenous insulin secretion due to its simple clearance kinetics. OBJECTIVE:To determine insulin secret...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Dickson JL,Chase JG,Pretty CG,Gunn CA,Alsweiler JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phenobarbital and midazolam are commonly used drugs in (near-)term neonates treated with therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, for sedation, and/or as anti-epileptic drug. Phenobarbital is an inducer of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A, while midazolam is a CYP3A substrate. Therefore, co-trea...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Favié LMA,Groenendaal F,van den Broek MPH,Rademaker CMA,de Haan TR,van Straaten HLM,Dijk PH,van Heijst A,Simons SHP,Dijkman KP,Rijken M,Zonnenberg IA,Cools F,Zecic A,van der Lee JH,Nuytemans DHGM,van Bel F,Egberts TCG,

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies in cultured cells indicate that damage to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) dictates cellular responses to oxidant stress, yet the consequences of mtDNA damage have not been studied directly in the preterm lung. OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine whether hyperoxia-induced fetal lung dysmorphogenesis ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Gebb SA,Decoux A,Waggoner A,Wilson GL,Gillespie MN

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of adverse tracheal intubation-associated events (TIAEs) and associated patient, practice, and intubator characteristics in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting are unknown. OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of adverse TIAEs and to identify factors associated with TIAEs in the N...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Foglia EE,Ades A,Napolitano N,Leffelman J,Nadkarni V,Nishisaki A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case highlighting several controversial and important topics regarding neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Current neonatal guidelines recommend a 3:1 compression:ventilation ratio; however, the most effective ratio of delivering chest compressions (CC) remains controversial. We report a case o...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Li ES,Cheung PY,Pichler G,Aziz K,Schmölzer GM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Premature birth is a significant health care burden. Xenon (Xe) is a general anesthetic with neuroprotective effects. OBJECTIVES:Here, we investigate the neuroprotective role of Xe in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- and hypoxia-ischemia (HI)-induced white matter damage (WMD) model. METHODS:Three-day-old Spragu...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Yin X,Zhao J,Jiang H,Li L,Jiang J,Xi H,Peng X,Yin X,Shi X,Zhang L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Corticosteroids have been used widely after birth in preterm infants with respiratory failure; hydrocortisone may be preferable to other corticosteroids for this purpose. OBJECTIVES:To determine if postnatal hydrocortisone is useful to prevent or treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants. M...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Doyle LW,Ehrenkranz RA,Halliday HL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surface temperatures of fibreoptic phototherapy pads using a high intensity blue light-emitting diode (LED) light source have not been studied. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to measure the temperature of LED fibreoptic phototherapy pads during phototherapy in a bench-top study, and to determine tempe...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Ng PL,Carlisle T,Ly M,Morris SA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preventing the development of allergic skin disease in children is the best way to treat the disease. OBJECTIVES:Ultraviolet (UV)-free blue light phototherapy has been reported to treat atopic eczema. We evaluated the effect of neonatal phototherapy on allergic skin disease in children. METHODS:We randomly...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Ku MS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain vulnerability in the critically ill preterm newborn may be related to the burden of cerebral hypoxygenation and hypoperfusion during the immediate postnatal period. OBJECTIVE:We determined the association between adverse outcomes [death or high grade intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)] and continuous c...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Cerbo RM,Scudeller L,Maragliano R,Cabano R,Pozzi M,Tinelli C,Bollani L,Stronati M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalence of renal anomalies in patients with an isolated single umbilical artery (SUA). METHODS:We performed a retrospective study of all renal ultrasound examinations assessed at our centre between January 1998 and December 2008 in neonates with SUA with or without associated anomalies. RESULT...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： de Boom ML,Kist-van Holthe JE,Sramek A,Lardenoye SW,Walther FJ,Lopriore E

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacological closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is commonly achieved by intravenous (IV) administration of ibuprofen or indomethacin. Occasionally, oral ibuprofen is used for PDA treatment although its efficacy and safety are unclear. OBJECTIVES:To systematically review randomized and quasi-random...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Neumann R,Schulzke SM,Bührer C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In high-risk newborns indirect hyperbilirubinemia can lead to acute bilirubin encephalopathy and kernicterus. Despite the current therapeutic modalities, preventing or reversing the neurotoxicity cannot be achieved in all infants. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the neuroprotective effects of hypothermia on biliru...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Kuter N,Aysit-Altuncu N,Ozturk G,Ozek E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy is a major cause of neurologic impairment and mortality in neonates. Early knowledge of brain injury is important to guide therapeutic decisions and reliably inform the parents. Increased secretoneurin levels have been detected in adult patients suffering from brain injury an...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Wechselberger K,Schmid A,Posod A,Höck M,Neubauer V,Fischer-Colbrie R,Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U,Griesmaier E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of sick neonates originated in maternity and foundling hospitals in the 19th century. Nosocomial infections and difficult logistics of wet-nursing prevented admission of neonates in most children's hospitals well into the 20th century. In this article, 31 hospitals are described, all located in large cities,...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Obladen M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the absence of universal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection, the aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of a targeted screening protocol based on maternal and neonatal risk indicators. METHODS:The medical records of 2,623 neonates born in our maternal hospital between June 20...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Levit Y,Dym L,Yochpaz S,Manor Y,Adler A,Halutz O,Grisaru-Soen G,Herzlich J,Marom R

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Substantial health care resources are expended on standardised formal neonatal resuscitation training (SFNRT) programmes, but their effectiveness has not been proven. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether SFNRT programmes reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity, improve acquisition and retention of knowledge and ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Pammi M,Dempsey EM,Ryan CA,Barrington KJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periventricular white matter (PWM) is particularly vulnerable in very preterm infants. Non-cystic white matter injury, known as non-cystic periventricular leukomalacia (ncPVL), is the commonest 'lesion' affecting the preterm brain. There is no consensus about whether ncPVL can be reliably identified from cer...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Graça AM,Cardoso K,Costa J,Cowan F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three positive influenza AH1N1 cases in a neonatal unit during the influenza pandemic in Spain. One term baby presented with an upper respiratory tract infection, another preterm infant with an apnea episode following nosocomial infection, and thirdly, a term infant of a mother with influenza AH1N1 had sev...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Calvo C,Gonzalez-Carrasco E,Quevedo S,García-García ML,Rando A,Ledesma J,Calderon A,Pozo F,Pérez-Breña P,Casas I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies reported conflicting results on the relationship between antenatal magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) exposure and neonatal intestinal injury. Most studies have not assessed MgSO4 exposure quantitatively and none reported the exposure timing. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this work was to assess whether there...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Mikhael M,Bronson C,Zhang L,Curran M,Rodriguez H,Bhakta KY

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Lipid peroxidation products are present following oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the eye, brain, and various cell membranes. Elevated levels of lipid peroxidation products and increased intermittent hypoxemia (IH) events have been associated with adverse outcomes in extremely preterm infants. ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Shah VP,Raffay TM,Martin RJ,Vento M,Sánchez-Illana Á,Piñeiro-Ramos JD,Kuligowski J,Di Fiore JM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a sight-threatening disease affecting extremely preterm infants. The introduction of new ROP screening surveillance systems, with higher sensitivity and specificity than established ROP screening guidelines, has the potential to reduce the number of stressful eye examinati...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Lundgren P,Stoltz Sjöström E,Domellöf M,Smith L,Wu C,VanderVeen D,Hellström A,Löfqvist C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of preterm newborn rabbits with synthetic surfactants containing simple phospholipid mixtures and peptides gives similar tidal volumes to treatment with poractant alfa (Curosurf®). The addition of both surfactant protein B and C analogs to the phospholipid mixture will stabilize the alveoli, measured as ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Curstedt T,Calkovska A,Johansson J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Premature infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (sBPD) are at risk of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is used to predict disease severity in adult PH. Its diagnostic utility in sBPD-associated PH is unknown. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this paper was to determine the acc...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Avitabile CM,Ansems S,Wang Y,Fraga MV,Kirpalani HM,Zhang H,Mercer-Rosa L,Jensen EA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rites of passage mark important changes during human life and, for the neonate, its transition from intrauterine life into society. Their original intent was to purify the body from blood and meconium. But the cleansing rites had a spiritual dimension from the very start. When the rites of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Jewi...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Obladen M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00