Items for "preterm infants"

Comparison of clinical criteria with echocardiographic findings in diagnosing PDA in preterm infants

Objective: The purpose of our study was to compare clinical criteria with echocardiographic findings in diagnosing hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants.

Methods: We evaluated 25 preterm infants born at 24–32 weeks of gestation with birth weight from 500 to 1700 g for tachycardia, heart murmur, hyperdynamic chest, presence of dorsalis pedis pulse, hypotension, and worsening of the respiratory status at 48–72 h of life...

Keywords: Clinical criteria, diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus, echocardiography, patent ductus arteriosus, preterm infants

Association between peak serum bilirubin and severity of respiratory distress syndrome in infants of less than 30 weeks' gestation

Introduction: Bilirubin can enter the alveolar space where it could inactivate surfactant and act as an anti-oxidant agent.

Objective: To assess the hypothesis that total serum bilirubin level (TSB) may affect the severity of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and the need of respiratory supports in preterm infants.

Study design: We performed a retrospective study of 184 preterm infants with RDS, whose peak TSB had a median value of 194.8 ?mol/L (=11.3 mg/dL)...

Keywords: bilirubin, preterm infants, respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)

Mortality and morbidity of neonates born at <26 weeks of gestation (1998–2003). A population-based study

Objective: To describe mortality and morbidity of neonates born at <26 weeks' gestation in a contemporary population-based cohort.

Methods: We analyzed data of neonates born at <26 weeks between 1998 and 2003 in the Federal State of Hesse, Germany...

Keywords: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, intraventricular hemorrhage, neonatal survival, preterm infants

Below median birth weight in appropriate-for-gestational-age preterm infants as a risk factor for bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Aims: To assess the presence of chorioamnionitis and intrauterine growth as prenatal risk factors for broncho pulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) infants of <28 weeks' gestation.

Methods: Gender, race, birth weight, gestational age, histology of the placenta, diagnosis of BPD at 36 weeks' gestation, postnatal dexamethasone treatment, and death were recorded in 150 preterm infants born at <28 weeks' gestation, and admitted between 1996 and 2001.

Results: In 122 AGA infants (mean gestational age: 26.18 weeks, mean birth weight: 837 g), BPD was associated with gestational age-related birth weights below the 50^th centile...

Keywords: Appropriate-for-gestational-age, broncho-pulmonary dysplasia, Chorioamnionitis, dexamethasone, extremly-low-birth-weight infants, intrauterine growth, intrauterine infection, placenta histology, preterm infants