Early neonatal special care units and their scientific achievements.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical significance of early transient hypoglycemia (ETH), a frequent event in preterm newborns, is a highly controversial issue. In experimental models, hypoglycemia has been reported to cause oxidative stress. Among the reactive species, early generated peroxynitrite is responsible for protein nitrat...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Wayenberg JL,Cavedon C,Ghaddhab C,Lefèvre N,Bottari SP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For quick detection or exclusion of neonatal early-onset bacterial infection (EOBI) or late-onset bacterial infection (LOBI), interleukin (IL)-6 is used. Its clinical use is sometimes limited due to prolonged recall times. Therefore, an IL-6 bedside test was established. OBJECTIVE:To compare the diagnostic ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Batfalsky A,Lohr A,Heussen N,Neunhoeffer F,Orlikowsky TW

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a gestational age (GA)-related illness that can lead to blindness in premature infants. Timely screening of premature infants could improve visual prognosis. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the WINROP algorithm as a method of predicting severe ROP in a Chinese population. METHODS:...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Sun H,Kang W,Cheng X,Chen C,Xiong H,Guo J,Zhou C,Zhang Y,Hellström A,Löfqvist C,Zhu C

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：: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：: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:Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is an abnormal development of the diaphragm leading to high neonatal mortality and morbidity. Beyond the neonatal period, prospective data on overall long-term outcome in CDH survivors is scarce. In particular, for those treated with fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlu...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Van Ginderdeuren E,Allegaert K,Decaluwe H,Deprest J,Debeer A,Proesmans M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical illness caused by resistant bacteria usually represents a wider problem of asymptomatic colonization. Active surveillance with appropriate institution of isolation precautions represents a potential mechanism to control colonization and reduce infection. The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is an...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Benenson S,Levin PD,Block C,Adler A,Ergaz Z,Peleg O,Minster N,Gross I,Schaffer K,Moses AE,Cohen MJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alveolar development and lung parenchymal simplification are not well characterized in vivo in neonatal patients with respiratory morbidities, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Hyperpolarized (HP) gas diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a sensitive, safe, nonionizing, and noninvasive biomar...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Higano NS,Thomen RP,Quirk JD,Huyck HL,Hahn AD,Fain SB,Pryhuber GS,Woods JC

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No survey has been published in recent years which primarily focuses on the prescription of inhaled corticosteroids in neonatal practice. Thus, the utilization rate of inhaled corticosteroids is unknown. OBJECTIVES:To elucidate the current utilization rate of inhaled corticosteroids in the prevention and th...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Maas C,Poets CF,Bassler D

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:Newborns are susceptible to inflammatory diseases due to defects in clearing activated immune cells from tissues. Therefore, mechanisms have likely evolved to protect neonates from leukocyte-mediated cytotoxicity. Bilirubin has antioxidant activity, and it is possible that it also exerts effects on cellular ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Weinberger B,Archer FE,Kathiravan S,Hirsch DS,Kleinfeld AM,Vetrano AM,Hegyi T

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is one of the few diseases in neonatal medicine that has continued to evolve since its first description about 50 years ago. Over these years, advancements in neonatal medicine such as antenatal steroids and exogenous surfactant therapy have significantly reduced neonatal mortality and...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Bancalari E,Jain D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Positive pressure ventilation (PPV) with T-Piece and self-inflating bag (SIB) during neonatal resuscitation after birth is associated with variability in ventilation. The use of a ventilator with respiratory function monitoring (RFM) for PPV, however, has not been evaluated. OBJECTIVE:To determine if vent...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Jain D,D'Ugard C,Aguilar A,Del Moral T,Bancalari E,Claure N

更新日期：2020-01-01 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: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：: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:Extreme hyperbilirubinemia is treated with double volume exchange transfusion, which may take hours to commence. A neuroprotective agent that could be administered immediately might be clinically useful. Minocycline, an anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic semisynthetic tetracycline, prevents hyperbilirubine...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Geiger AS,Rice AC,Shapiro SM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The postnatal heart responds to biomechanical stress with hypertrophy. The fetal heart may also undergo hyperplasia, but the percentage of mitotically active cardiomyocytes decreases throughout gestation. The signaling pathways controlling growth and proliferation in the fetal heart are poorly understood. O...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Olson AK,Protheroe KN,Scholz TD,Segar JL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive ventilation for preterm infants at birth has been recommended and universally adopted. The umbilical cord is often clamped immediately in order to provide the support the infant needs for stabilization. However, recent scientific data from experimental studies that involve animals in transition and human s...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Te Pas AB,Hooper SB,Dekker J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Premature birth and respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) are risk factors for disturbed lung development and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). The molecular mechanisms related to prematurity and BPD remain largely unknown. Epithelial expression of the transcription factor GATA-6 has been implicated in normal ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Vähätalo R,Asikainen TM,Karikoski R,Kinnula VL,White CW,Andersson S,Heikinheimo M,Myllärniemi M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sustained lung inflation (SLI) applied at birth has been demonstrated to lead to clearance of lung fluid and achievement of a precocious functional residual capacity in animal studies. OBJECTIVES:To verify if the application of SLI in preterm infants at birth may reduce the need for mechanical ventilation a...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Lista G,Fontana P,Castoldi F,Cavigioli F,Dani C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The causes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are multifactorial. Overdistension of the lung (volutrauma) is considered an important contribution. As an alternative to traditional pressure-limited ventilation (PLV), modern neonatal ventilators offer modes which can target a set tidal volume. OBJECTIVES:To ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Wheeler KI,Klingenberg C,Morley CJ,Davis PG

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed cord clamping (DCC) improves placental transfusion and increases blood volume in preterm infants when compared with immediate cord clamping (ICC). However, evidence to support DCC in multiple-birth preterm infants is still lacking. OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcomes of ICC versus DCC in preterm infan...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Ruangkit C,Bumrungphuet S,Panburana P,Khositseth A,Nuntnarumit P

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of medical complexity among very preterm infants on health care resource use, family, and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 months' corrected age. METHODS:This observational cohort study of Canadian infants born < 29 weeks' gestational age in 2009-2011 compared infants with and those wi...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Nassel D,Chartrand C,Doré-Bergeron MJ,Lefebvre F,Ballantyne M,Van Overmeire B,Luu TM,on behalf of the Canadian Neonatal Network and the Canadian Neonatal Follow-Up Network.

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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 indicate an increasing use of less invasive surfactant administration. Different techniques have been shown with distinct risks and benefits. The aim of this study was to develop a new method that simplifies this procedure. OBJECTIVES:An applicator was developed and tested on a manikin to mak...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Maiwald CA,Neuberger P,Vochem M,Poets C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00