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Background:
Neonatal transition from the intra-uterine to extra-uterine environment is a complex, multi-organ process. The heart of a term neonate is anatomically and functionally mature to make the transition. However, the feto-neonatal transition of Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates (ELGAN)
Background Each year, 50,000 extremely preterm infants are born in high-income countries with access to neonatal intensive care. Of these, 10,000 will die and a further 10,000 will suffer cerebral palsy or moderate-to-severe neuro-cognitive disability. Time spent outside normal cerebral oxygenation
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common condition among preterm infants. In the presence of a large PDA, significant systemic to pulmonary shunting occurs, possibly resulting in pulmonary blood flow overload and systemic hypoperfusion. A possible association with hemodynamically significant PDA
The population to include in this study corresponds to the low-risk pregnant women with surveillance at the Prenatal Consultation or referenced by the Primary Care units to the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology of Hospital de Santa Maria. The screening method for detection of fetuses at risk of
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a common retinal neovascular disorder and major cause of vision impairment or blindness, despite current treatment of late stage ROP. Because the visual disorders after treatment are often poor, preventive therapy for ROP is still lacking. Although ROP is a
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Severe IUGR is often due to impaired placental circulation, with absent or reversed end-diastolic flow (AREDF) velocity through the umbilical arteries. Fetuses with AREDF adapt to chronic hypoxia by
This study will be a randomized prospective pilot study in Mansoura University Hospital then the cases were followed at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Mansoura University Children Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.
Preterm infants born equal to or less than 32 weeks gestation with respiratory distress
Half the patients will be randomized by the Blood Bank to receive FFP, the other half FP24. All patients will be monitored in the usual way, with careful clinical observation and with PT/PTT/INR, to be drawn once in 12 or 24 hours based on clinical necessity. If a patient needs additional
Preterm VLBW infants often have negligible intrauterine reserves of nutrition along with a host of medical conditions postbirth including respiratory distress syndrome, hypoxia, hypotension, acidosis, infection and surgery. These conditions increase the metabolic energy requirements and nutrient
Due to several promoting factors related to the physiological immaturity of the gastro-intestinal tract, gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) is a frequent condition among preterm infants.
GER clinical presentation may vary within a wide range of symptoms, being vomiting, regurgitations and
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal emergency encountered in the newborn intensive care unit and represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in infants born prematurely. This disease complicates the management of approximately 6 - 10% of very low
In this 5-year study, we extend our prior feasibility study to test the hypothesis that very-low-birth-weight neonates (VLBW) who develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) can be reliably detected early in the process using broadband optical spectroscopy sensitive to changes in perfusion of the gut.
Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is one of the most common brain injuries that occur in preterm infants. Inflammation, hypoxia-ischemia, free oxygen radical formation and excitotoxicity are all known pathogenic mechanisms that mediate this injury. Although several treatment strategies have been
Introduction NEC is a worldwide problem in preterm very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with highly variable incidence affecting 2.6% to 28% of these infants; 1.2.Recent reports suggest increasing occurrence of NEC, estimating up to 9000 cases of NEC in the United States every year, with death