Objective: Preterm infants are prone to increased bilirubin burden and display adverse outcomes if left unmonitored; therefore, predicting an increased bilirubin production is of paramount importance.Methods: We aimed to evaluate carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels in moderate (GA: 320/7-336/7) and late preterm (GA: 340/7-366/7) infants to assess wheth...
Introduction: In this study, we aimed to define the incidence and time to detection of late onset hyponatremia (LOH) as well as factors affecting its development in preterm newborns. We also aimed to determine the daily sodium requirement of these patients.Methods: We studied a total of 145 very low birth weight infants with a full or nearly full e...
Published in Asian Biomedicine
BackgroundAcute liver failure (ALF) is a rare condition during neonatal period. ObjectiveTo report a case of recipient twin with fulminant ALF secondary to hydrops fetalis caused by twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). MethodThe patient was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventila...
Optimum care of sick neonates often involves transporting them across different levels of care. Since their condition may deteriorate over time, attention needs to be paid to travel distances and how they are transferred. We examined the mode of transport, distances travelled, condition on arrival and outcome of outborn neonates admitted to a distr...
Published in Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology
Hypophosphatasia, a rare genetic disease affecting bone metabolism, is characterized by decreased activity of tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP). The gene encoding TNAP (ALPL) has considerable allelic heterogeneity, which could explain different degrees of enzyme activity resulting in a wide clinical variability. We report the case of ...
A key modifiable factor for improving neurodevelopment in extremely low birthweight (ELBW) babies may be improving growth, especially head growth, by optimising nutrition in the early neonatal period. We aimed to investigate relationships between nutrient intakes in the 4 weeks after birth, and growth from birth to 36 weeks&rsquo / corrected age (C...
Ce rapport reprend les caractéristiques de la mère, de la grossesse, de l'accouchement et celles du nouveau-né en période néonatale immédiate sur les régions wallonnes et bruxelloises sur 5 années (de 2014 à 2018) pour les grossesses gémélaires
Published in Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
Endotracheal tube (ETT) tip position is determined on chest X-ray (CXR) and should lie between the upper border of the first thoracic vertebra (T1) and the lower border of second thoracic vertebra (T2). Infant weight is commonly used to estimate how far the ETT should be inserted but frequently results in malpositioned ETT tips. Palpation of the ET...
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health
Newborn mortality in Cambodia remains high, with sepsis and complications of delayed care-seeking important contributing factors. Intervention study objectives were to improve infection control behavior by staff in health centers; improve referral of sick newborns; increase recognition of danger signs, and prompt care-seeking at an appropriate heal...
Approximately 10% of newborn infants require some form of respiratory support to successfully complete the fetal-to-neonatal transition. Heart rate (HR) determination is essential at birth to assess a newborn&rsquo / s wellbeing. Not only is it the most sensitive indicator to guide interventions during neonatal resuscitation, it is also valuable fo...
