Published in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARYWhat is the context?In India, the high neonatal mortality rate is due in part to an increasing number of pretern and low birth weight intants.Affected infants have a poorly developed inmune system and are more susceptible to contracting vaccine-preventable diseases.The Indian Academy of Pediatrics recommends vaccination accord...
Published in Neurotoxicology
Air pollution (AP) is becoming recognized as a major threat to neurological health across the lifespan with increased risk of both neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. AP is a complex mixture of gases and particulate matter, with adsorbed contaminants including metals and trace elements, which may differentially contribute to its neu...
Published in Pediatric radiology
There is little data regarding the use of sedation and anesthesia for neonatal imaging, with practice patterns varying widely across institutions. To understand the current utilization of sedation and anesthesia for neonatal imaging, and review the current literature and recommendations. One thousand, two hundred twenty-six questionnaire invitation...
Published in Journal of infection and public health
Understanding the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnancy outcomes and of pregnancy on COVID-19 outcomes is critical for ensuring proper prenatal and antenatal care. No similar studies have been published in Saudi Arabia. We performed a prospective cohort study of pregnant women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who presented at King Faisal S...
To describe values of blood pressure (BP) before and after delayed cord clamping (DCC) in healthy term neonates born to low risk pregnancies, examine differences in the temporal patterns of BP during this transition, and assess potential correlation of these parameters with maternal and perinatal clinical and demographic variables. Prospective obse...
Published in Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine
Neonatal extracorporeal life support (ECLS) has enjoyed a long history of successful patient support for both cardiac and respiratory failure. The small size of this patient population has provided many technical challenges from cannulation to pumps and oxygenators. This is further complicated by the relatively meager commercial options for equipme...
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications
The general anesthesia associated with long-term cognitive impairment has been causing the concern of the whole society. In particular, repeated anesthetic exposures may affect executive function, processing speed, and fine motor skills, which all directly depended on the functions of oligodendrocytes, myelin, and axons. However, the underlying mec...
Published in World journal of pediatrics : WJP
Recombinant human (rh)IGF-1/IGFBP-3 protein complex, administered as a continuous intravenous infusion in preterm infants, is being studied for the prevention of complications of prematurity. We conducted in vitro studies to evaluate the physical and chemical compatibility of rhIGF-1/IGFBP-3 with medications routinely administered to preterm neonat...
Published in Parasite epidemiology and control
Severe granulomatous chronic villitis with focal remnants of Toxoplasma was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and DNA-based methods in the placenta from a child that died four days after birth. The immunocompetent mother was seronegative for Toxoplasma at delivery and 10 months later. Placental infection may happen without maternal systemic infecti...
Published in Pediatric cardiology
Chylothorax is a life-threatening complication post-corrective congenital heart surgery. Octreotide is used for treatment of refractory chylothoraces, with no standardized treatment protocol and a paucity of literature describing its efficacy. Our aim was to provide an update on the safety and efficacy of octreotide for the treatment of refractory ...
