The quality of general movements after treatment with low-dose dexamethasone in preterm infants at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal reference values of gallbladder size have been assessed in healthy newborns with enteral feeding regimen. Their applicability to critically ill patients under total parenteral nutrition (TPN) remains to be questioned. OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to evaluate the impact of short-term TPN versus enteral nut...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Schmidt B,Roth B,Stützer H,Benz-Bohm G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While hypoxic events with bradycardias are a frequent occurrence during the first weeks of life in preterm infants, the impact of preterm birth on maturation of the cardiovascular response to hypoxia in early postnatal life is unknown. OBJECTIVES:In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that preterm b...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Pladys P,Arsenault J,Reix P,Rouillard Lafond J,Moreau-Bussière F,Praud JP

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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: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:Despite increasing survival in the smallest preterm infants, the incidence of chronic lung disease has not decreased. Research into ventilatory strategies has concentrated on minimising barotrauma, volutrauma and atelectotrauma, but little attention has been paid to the role of bias gas flow rates and the po...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Bach KP,Kuschel CA,Oliver MH,Bloomfield FH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is currently evolving. Novel therapeutic options are emerging that have the potential to complement existing therapies and improve treatment outcomes. However, any new therapeutic option must be thoroughly evaluated before existing (and successful) treatment paradigms can ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Stahl A,Hellstrom A,Smith LE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-dose recombinant erythropoietin (rEpo) is neuroprotective in neonatal animal models of brain injury, but the long-term consequences of neonatal exposure have not been studied. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that multiple injections of high-dose rEpo during the neonatal period would be safe, and would impro...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： McPherson RJ,Demers EJ,Juul SE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phenobarbitone (PB) is the first-line anti-convulsant for neonatal seizures. The use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) to enhance drug elimination in cases of neonatal PB overdose has not been reported. OBJECTIVE:To report a case of neonatal severe PB toxicity and review the elimination of PB by PD. METHODS:Asse...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Le Page AK,Stewart AE,Roehr CC,Johnstone LM,Graudins A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a neonate with type II Gaucher disease. The phenotype was unusually severe with congenital ichthyosis, hepatosplenomegaly, muscular hypotonia, myoclonus and respiratory failure. Electron microscopy of the skin revealed lamellar body contents in the stratum corneum interstices, appearances consider...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Haverkaemper S,Marquardt T,Hausser I,Timme K,Kuehn T,Hertzberg C,Rossi R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of factors involved in the postnatal growth of preterm infants will help achieve growth similar to that of term infants. OBJECTIVES:As per protocol: to compare body composition in very preterm infants at term-corrected age (TCA) with that in term infants, and to explore relationships betw...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Tremblay G,Boudreau C,Bélanger S,St-Onge O,Pronovost E,Simonyan D,Marc I

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm birth contributes significantly to infant mortality and morbidity, including blindness from retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Access to intensive neonatal care is expanding in many countries, but care is not always optimal, one factor being that nursing is often by inadequately trained nurse assistan...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Gilbert C,Darlow B,Zin A,Sivasubramaniam S,Shah S,Gianini N,Beecroft G,Lopes Moreira ME

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm infants with signs of poor perfusion are often treated with volume expansion, although evidence regarding its effect on cerebral perfusion is lacking. Moreover, the effect is questionable in preterm infants with an adequate cerebrovascular autoregulation (CAR). A useful measure to assess perfusion is...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Kooi EM,van der Laan ME,Verhagen EA,Van Braeckel KN,Bos AF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal lung development requires proper coordination between lung epithelial and vascular morphogenesis. A major determinant in lung vascular development is vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which is regulated by hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). VEGF is expressed in the airway epithelium, while its ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Rajatapiti P,de Rooij JD,Beurskens LW,Keijzer R,Tibboel D,Rottier RJ,de Krijger RR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Umbilical arterial catheters (UACs) are frequently used in critically ill neonates. UAC are convenient, reliable, and allow for caregiver convenience in performing painless arterial blood sampling. We hypothesized that UAC removal in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) neonates will result in significantly les...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Carroll PD,Zimmerman MB,Nalbant D,Gingerich EL,An G,Cress GA,Veng-Pedersen P,Widness JA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common enzyme deficiency affecting more than 300 million individuals worldwide. Extreme neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, with its severe sequelae of bilirubin neurotoxicity and the potential of death, is the most devastating manifestation of G6PD deficienc...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Kaplan M,Wong RJ,Stevenson DK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac troponin T (cTnT) has been proposed as specific biochemical marker for myocardial infarction in adults. Cardiac function in neonates could be influenced by the severity of respiratory distress and its ventilatory management. OBJECTIVES:To establish a normal range of cTnT in healthy neonates, compare...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Awada H,Al-Tannir M,Ziade MF,Alameh J,El Rajab M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refinement of ventilatory techniques remains a challenge given the persistence of chronic lung disease of preterm infants. METHODS:To test the hypothesis that proportional assist ventilation (PAV) will allow to lower the ventilator pressure at equivalent fractions of inspiratory oxygen (FiO(2)) and arterial...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Schulze A,Rieger-Fackeldey E,Gerhardt T,Claure N,Everett R,Bancalari E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale were described by Galen without understanding their functions. His beliefs in soul localization and spiritization within the left ventricle established religious pneumatology which became a theological need in the Middle Ages. Pulmonary transit was recognized by Servetus and Colombo...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Obladen M

更新日期：2011-01-01 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:Targeted milrinone treatment for low left ventricular output (LVO) reduces the incidence of acute cardiorespiratory instability following ligation of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants. Despite this, some infants continue to experience postoperative deterioration. Adrenal insufficiency related...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： EL-Khuffash A,McNamara PJ,Lapointe A,Jain A

更新日期：2013-01-01 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:Doxapram has been advocated as a treatment for persistent apnea of prematurity (AOP). OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of doxapram on long-term neurodevelopmental outcome in preterm infants as its safety still needs to be established. METHODS:From a retrospective cohort of preterm infants with a gestationa...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Ten Hove CH,Vliegenthart RJ,Te Pas AB,Brouwer E,Rijken M,van Wassenaer-Leemhuis AG,van Kaam AH,Onland W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International neonatal resuscitation guidelines recommend assessing chest excursion when the heart rate is not improving. However, the accuracy in assessing 'adequate' chest excursion lacks objectivity. AIM:It was the aim of this study to test the accuracy in the assessment of 'adequate' chest excursion by ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Brugada M,Schilleman K,Witlox RS,Walther FJ,Vento M,Te Pas AB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meconium displaces surfactant from the alveolar surface and inhibits its function. The development of active synthetic surfactants is complicated, especially to synthesize the hydrophobic surfactant proteins SP-B and SP-C. A synthetic surfactant, CHF5633 containing SP-B and SP-C analogs, has been designed to...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Salvesen B,Curstedt T,Mollnes TE,Saugstad OD

更新日期：2014-01-01 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

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：:Transcutaneous electromyography of the diaphragm (dEMG) is a noninvasive and easy applicable tool to measure the electrical activity of the diaphragm. dEMG monitoring has recently been introduced in the neonatal intensive care unit as a novel cardiorespiratory monitor providing direct information on diaphragmatic brea...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Kraaijenga JV,Hutten GJ,de Jongh FH,van Kaam AH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that color Doppler-measured cerebral blood flow velocity (CD-CBFV) as measured in the three feeding arteries of the brain can be used as an estimator of global cerebral blood flow. PATIENTS AND METHODS:CD-CBFV was determined as soon as possible after determination of phase-contrast magnetic ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Benders MJ,Hendrikse J,de Vries L,Groenendaal F,van Bel F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) is a well-studied treatment for respiratory problems in preterm infants. However, the best strategy for NCPAP weaning is unknown. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to compare the success of progressive pressure wean versus sudden wean for discontinuation of NCPAP in preter...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Lemieux-Bourque C,Piedboeuf B,Fontela PS,Bornais K,Beltempo M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00