High faecal calprotectin levels in healthy, exclusively breast-fed infants.

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: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：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:The probabilities of survival and survival without major brain damage (MBD) are low in newborns at the limit of viability. Survival without MBD constitutes a major concern for parents and professionals. OBJECTIVES:To know the probabilities of survival without MBD in newborns ≤26 weeks' gestational age (GA) ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： García-Muñoz Rodrigo F,Urquía Martí L,García Hernández JÁ,Figueras Aloy J,García-Alix Pérez A,SEN1500 Network of the Spanish Neonatal Society.

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent advances in the perinatal management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), controversies still exist. We report the updated recommendations of a European panel of expert neonatologists who had developed consensus guidelines after critical examination of the most up-to-date evidence in 2007. T...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Sweet DG,Carnielli V,Greisen G,Hallman M,Ozek E,Plavka R,Saugstad OD,Simeoni U,Speer CP,Halliday HL,European Association of Perinatal Medicine.

更新日期：2010-06-01 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: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：: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：: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：: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: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：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: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：: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:Preterm infants are at greater risk of developmental impairment and require close follow-up for early and optimal care. OBJECTIVES:The objective of the present study was to determine from which age the parental Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) allows detection of school difficulties in preterm children <...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Halbwachs M,Muller JB,Nguyen The Tich S,Gascoin G,Chauty-Frondas A,Branger B,Rouger V,Roze JC,Flamant C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic processes underlying fetal lung development and maturation are incompletely understood. Better knowledge of these processes would provide insights into the causes of lung malformations and prevention of respiratory distress syndrome and the potential adverse effects of glucocorticoids. Hox genes are ...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Grier DG,Thompson A,Lappin TR,Halliday HL

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), severe retinopathy of prematurity (sROP), and cystic periventricular leukomalacia (cPVL) are 3 major morbidities with long-term neurodevelopmental impairments in preterm infants. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the strength of associations and identify key risk factors shared by B...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Wang LW,Lin YC,Wang ST,Huang CC,on behalf of the Taiwan Premature Infant Developmental Collaborative Study Group.

更新日期：2018-01-01 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: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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a new MRI scoring system for preterm non-haemorrhagic white matter injury (WMI), derived from the analysis of the natural evolution of WMI throughout the neonatal period until term-equivalent age, can be used for outcome prediction. METHODS:Eighty-two infants <36...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Martinez-Biarge M,Groenendaal F,Kersbergen KJ,Benders MJNL,Foti F,van Haastert IC,Cowan FM,de Vries LS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxia-ischemia (HI) results in increased activation of Ca2+/calmodulin kinase IV (CaM kinase IV) mediated by Src kinase. Therapeutic hypothermia ameliorates neuronal injury in the newborn. HYPOTHESIS:Inhibition of Src kinase concurrently with hypothermia further attenuates the hypoxia-induced increased ac...

journal_title：Neonatology

authors： Kratimenos P,Koutroulis I,Jain A,Malaeb S,Delivoria-Papadopoulos M

更新日期：2018-01-01 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: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: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：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 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: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