Pigtail catheters versus traditional chest tubes for pneumothoraces in premature infants treated in a neonatal intensive care unit.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The noisy component of bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is thought to contribute to breathing efficiency and lung volume recruitment, mainly because of stochastic resonance. The magnitude and frequency of the superimposed noise are vital to this process. We wanted to evaluate the in vitro ef...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Wu CS,Lee CM,Yuh YS,Hua YM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) questionnaire (GerdQ) is a validated questionnaire that was developed recently to help identify GERD patients. The sensitivity and specificity of GerdQ for the diagnosis of GERD in adult patients were 65% and 71%, respectively. Because the application of GerdQ in pe...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chiu JY,Wu JF,Ni YH

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lenticulostriate vasculopathy is associated with various disorders, in particular cytomegalovirus infection, which can cause neurological consequences. We wanted to evaluate the association of lenticulostriate vasculopathy and cytomegalovirus infection. We retrospectively collected data on lenticulostriate v...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Hong SY,Yang JJ,Li SY,Lee IC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meconium peritonitis (MP) develops when bowel perforation occurs in utero or soon after birth, resulting in leakage of meconium into the peritoneal cavity. The clinical features are often variable and prenatal ultrasonography plays an important role in prenatal diagnosis. METHODS:We conducted a retrospectiv...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Tsai MH,Chu SM,Lien R,Huan HR,Luo CC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methanol poisoning is rare in the pediatric population, but a delay in diagnosis and intervention may cause severe morbidity and mortality. The current therapy for methanol poisoning is ethanol or fomepizole, which acts as a competitive inhibitor of hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase to inhibit the production of toxic meta...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chen TH,Kuo CH,Huang CT,Wang WL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefits of feeding human milk to infants, even in prematurity, have been well documented. Well-organized donor milk processing has made the milk bank a good source of nutrition for premature or sick infants if their own mother's milk is not sufficient or suitable. The Taipei City Hospital Milk Bank was ...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chang FY,Cheng SW,Wu TZ,Fang LJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromyelitis optica (NMO, Devic's syndrome) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that predominantly affects the spinal cord and optic nerves. It is often confused with multiple sclerosis. Early discrimination between NMO and multiple sclerosis is important because the two diseases have different n...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chia WC,Wang JN,Lai MC

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most severe form of pneumococcal disease is invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), including empyema, sepsis and meningitis. Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen (TA; Galβ1-3GalNAc) activation is known to be a predictor of Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (Sp-HUS). There have been limi...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chen YC,Chen HH,Janapatla RP,Dudek A,Hsu MH,Chen CL,Chiu CH

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The parameters of oxidative stress [advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs), malondialdehyde (MDA), and S100B] and the effect of intensive phototherapy (PT) on these parameters have not been studied extensively in newborns with significant hyperbilirubinemia (SH). We aimed to measure the levels of MDA, S...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Sarici D,Gunes T,Yazici C,Akin MA,Korkmaz L,Memur S,Kurtoglu S,Ozturk MA,Sarici SU

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human Rhinovirus (HRV) has been identified as the most common cause of acute respiratory infections and hospitalizations in premature children. It is unclear if premature children are more susceptible to HRV due to their decreased pulmonary reserve or because they have enhanced lower airway reactivity to HRV...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Perez GF,Kurdi B,Megalaa R,Pancham K,Huseni S,Isaza N,Rodriguez-Martinez CE,Pillai D,Nino G

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD), also called sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, is rapidly progressing and involves life-threatening complications that can occur in patients receiving chemotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation. No completely satisfactory treatmentstrategies have yet been established. We presen...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chen IL,Yang SN,Hsiao CC,Wu KS,Sheen JM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nystagmus is an involuntary rhythmic oscillation of the eyes, which leads to reduced visual acuity due to the excessive motion of images on the retina. Nystagmus can be grouped into infantile nystagmus (IN), which usually appears in the first 3-6 months of life, and acquired nystagmus (AN), which appears later. IN can...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Papageorgiou E,McLean RJ,Gottlob I

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital vocal cord paralysis (VCP) is a common cause of congenital stridor. Before the widespread application of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) by pediatricians, congenital stridor in infants was usually attributed to laryngomalacia. Prompt recognition and careful follow-up is crucial for the management of co...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Kuo CH,Niu CK,Yu HR,Chung MY,Hwang CF,Hwang KP

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of children born with very low birth weight (VLBW; < 1500g) enter mainstream schools. They experience significant neurodevelopmental disabilities during childhood. The specific aims of our study were to evaluate the neonatal outcomes of VLBW infants and whether they would influence intelligence ...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Mu SC,Lin CH,Chen YL,Chang CH,Tsou KI

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Domperidone has been widely used in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Studies on the effects of domperidone on corrected QT interval (QTc) in young children are limited. Our aim was to study the effect of domperidone on the repolarization abnormalities assessed by electrocardiogram (ECG) ...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Ngoenmak T,Treepongkaruna S,Buddharaksa Y,Khositseth A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The indications for ductus arteriosus ligation in very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs) with persistent ductus arteriosus (PDA) are unclear. Increased left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVDd) is commonly found in patients with PDA. Here, the enlargement of LVDd in term and preterm neonates without co...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Nagasawa H,Terazawa D,Kohno Y,Yamamoto Y,Kondo M,Sugawara M,Koyama T,Miura R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebro-costo-mandibular syndrome (CCMS) consists of severe micrognathia, glossoptosis, posterior rib-gap defects and developmental delay. It may cause upper airway obstruction andflail chest, resulting in neonatal hypoxia, and possibly death. Early airway management or surgical intervention to maintain a patent airwa...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： So CY,Ng YY,Peng CY,Hu JM,Chen SJ,Chen JY,Su PH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To analyze predictive factors suggesting transient congenital hypothyroidism (TCH) compared to permanent congenital hypothyroidism (PCH) or transient thyroid function test (TFT) abnormalities among children who had positive screening results at our centers over the past decade. METHODS:A retrospective chart...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Kang MJ,Chung HR,Oh YJ,Shim YS,Yang S,Hwang IT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare condition. The main characteristic is respiratory insufficiency during sleep. Patients who have CCHS need varying degrees of ventilation support during sleep, or even all day long, according to its severity. We report a term baby with repeated extubation fai...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Huang LC,Chang JH,Wang NL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of this study was to compare the growth and effect of growth on cognitive performance at 5 years of age of a group of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants and a group of healthy full-term infants. METHODS:Beginning in 1995, under the sponsorship of the Premature Baby Foundation, the Society of Neon...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Wang PW,Fang LJ,Tsou KI,Taiwan Infant Developmental Collaborative Study Group.

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of neonatal sepsis still considered to be a challenge for both clinicians and the laboratory due to the non-specific clinical presentations. The present study aimed to compare and assess the diagnostic & prognostic values of C-reactive protein (CRP), high sensitivity CRP (hsCRP), presepsin, int...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Rashwan NI,Hassan MH,Mohey El-Deen ZM,Ahmed AE

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-viral limbic encephalitis, which may be paraneoplastic or idiopathic, is increasingly recognized in adults and children. Early identification of potential patients, who have neuronal autoantibodies to intracellular or neuronal surface antigens in order to give appropriate immunotherapy, is key to improvi...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chou IJ,Wang HS,Lin JJ,Kuo CF,Lin KL,Chou ML,Hung PC,Hsieh MY,Lin YT,CHEESE Study Group.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erythropoietin (EPO) administration prevents anemia of prematurity and may be associated with a significant increase in the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants. Nonetheless, early EPO treatment may prevent damage following retinal neovascularization. The aim of this meta-analysis was ...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chou HH,Chung MY,Zhou XG,Lin HC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survival of children with malignant germ cell tumor (GCT) increased over the past 2 decades with platinum-based chemotherapy. This report has three objectives: (1) comparison of PVB (cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin) with JEB (carboplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin) regimens; (2) treatment modality o...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Hou JY,Liu HC,Yeh TC,Sheu JC,Chen KH,Chang CY,Liang DC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is a recommended regimen for newborn infants who are at or near term with evolving moderate-to-severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). The Task Force of the Taiwan Child Neurology Society and the Taiwan Society of Neonatology held a joint meeting in 2015 to establish recommendations ...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chiang MC,Jong YJ,Lin CH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the occurrence of constipation after anorectal malformations (ARM) repair and the results of laxative treatment. METHODS:Between August 2012 and July 2017, the clinical data of patients with ARMs was prospectively collected. The patients were divided into two groups, good types and poor types. G...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Chang PC,Duh YC,Fu YW,Hsu YJ,Wei CH,Huang H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of a first attack of acute urticaria in children is dependent on the etiology of the disease. Knowledge of the various etiologies of urticaria will help primary physicians to perform appropriate clinical assessments. In this study, we analyzed the etiologies and their prevalence in first-attack ac...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Liu TH,Lin YR,Yang KC,Chou CC,Chang YJ,Wu HP

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycogen storage disease (GSD) type Ib is caused by the deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate translocase activity. The elder brother of the proband died at age 20 months, and GSD Ia, a disease caused by the deficiency of glucose-6-phosphatase, was the diagnosis. Theproband developed hypoglycemia shortly after birth. Diet...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Hsiao HJ,Chang HH,Hwu WL,Lam CW,Lee NC,Chien YH

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the clinical values of serum melatonin and αII spectrin cleavage products (SBDPs) in assessing the severity of brain injury in preterm infants. METHODS:Sixty-four premature infants in total were selected and classified into the brain injury group (BI, n = 30) and the non-brain injury group (C...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Yan C,Zhang B

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) remains one of the most common gastrointestinal neonatal malformations. Even though postoperative management is standardized, it differs between hospitals and disease-associated clinical factors that may play a role in outcome have not y...

journal_title：Pediatrics and neonatology

authors： Besendörfer M,Müller H,Weiss C,Wagner A,Schellerer V,Hoerning A,Diez S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00