Published in Neonatology
A preterm infant with birth weight 1,550 g had an intravenous foreign body between the external iliac vein and the common iliac vein, which accidentally happened during peripheral intravascular central catheter insertion by the Seldinger technique. The infant initially received conservative management and close monitoring. Antibiotics were administ...
Published in Neonatology
Published in Neonatology
Background: Accurate detection of cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) may be useful for neonatal brain injury prevention, and the normal range of rSO2 of neonates at high altitude remained unclear. Objective: To compare cerebral rSO2 and cerebral fractional tissue oxygen extraction (cFTOE) at high-altitude and low-altitude areas in healthy neonates a...
Published in Neonatology
A 31-day-old infant was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit due to shock and anemia. The mother had systemic lupus erythematosus and direct antiglobulin test (DAT)-positive hemolytic anemia. The perinatal course of this infant and the mother was uneventful. Regular health check screenings revealed that activity, growth, and development we...
Published in Neonatology
Published in Neonatology
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains a major morbidity for infants born preterm. Postnatal corticosteroids might reduce the risk of developing BPD, or reduce its severity when it occurs, because of their powerful anti-inflammatory effects. However, corticosteroids have adverse effects, including on the developing brain. There have been numerous...
Published in Neonatology
Surfactant replacement therapy (SRT) has long become the standard of care in the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), significantly decreasing acute pulmonary morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. For decades, this beneficial replacement therapy has been administered via endotracheal tube. Despite significantly improving...
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Introduction: Iron deficiency (ID) is associated with poor neurodevelopment. We have previously shown that delayed umbilical cord clamping (CC) improves iron stores at 8 months and neurodevelopment at 1 year in term, healthy infants in Nepal. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of delayed CC (≥180 s) compared to early CC (≤60...
Published in Neonatology
Background: Much remains unknown about the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Pregnant women are considered part of the risk population, and vertical transmission of other coronaviruses has been suggested; however, this type of transmission in SARS-CoV-2 is believed to be unlikely. Case Report: A newborn delivered in term via cesarean section to...
Published in Neonatology
Despite growing awareness of the clinical importance of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in preterm infants, uncertainty persists regarding the different clinical settings in which abnormalities of pulmonary vascular growth, function, and structure contribute to high morbidity and mortality, and potential interventions to improve outcomes are uncertain....
