Month: Giugno 2020

Background: Neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) frequently develop acute kidney injury (AKI). Aminophylline has been shown to reduce severe renal dysfunction in neonates after perinatal asphyxia. However, the effect of

Objectives: To compare the classification of preterm postnatal poor growth using healthy-preterm versus fetal growth references and to examine associations with neurodevelopmental impairment in infancy and childhood. Study design: We

Palivizumab is the only licensed and effective immunoprophylaxis (IP) available to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in high-risk infants including infants born at ≤35 weeks’ gestational age (wGA). In

Seven years after its addition to the US Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) using pulse oximetry became mandatory in the United States. Although

Aim: To describe outcome linked to neonatal cholestasis in a defined cohort of very preterm infants. Methods: Population-based retrospective case-control study of preterm infants, gestational age <30 weeks, surviving for

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine factors associated with prolonged intubation after inguinal herniorrhaphy in neonates. Methods: Retrospective, single institution review of neonates undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy between

Background: Studies in adults showed a relationship between low hemoglobin (Hb) and acute kidney injury (AKI). We performed this study to evaluate this association in newborns. Methods: We evaluated 1891

Cities across China implemented stringent social distancing measures in early 2020 to curb coronavirus disease outbreaks. We estimated the speed with which these measures contained transmission in cities. A 1-day