Center-specific variation in outcomes for extremely premature, extremely low birth weight neonates [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsThe survival rate of neonates born with extremely low birth weight (<1,000 g) and extremely preterm (<29 gestational age) has significantly improved with advances in neonatal care.
Sai Manasa Kalyanam +6 more
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Maternal Characteristics of Very Low Birth Weight and Extremely Low Birth Weight Incidence
ObgyniaIntroduction: Low birth weight (LBW) infants have the potential for cognitive deficits, motor delays, cerebral palsy, and other behavioral and psychological problems.
Badar Muhammad Pajajaran +3 more
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Factors associated with weight Z-score in very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight preterm infants during hospitalization [PDF]
Jornal de PediatriaObjective: To investigate the behavior of weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) and associated factors in preterm newborns (PTNB) with very low birth weight (VLBW) and extremely low birth weight (ELBW), comparing them to low birth weight (LBW) during four weeks ...
Eduarda Couto Plácido Nunes +4 more
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Hypo- and Hypernatremia in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants in the First 10 Days of Life: A Review [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/Objectives: Sodium regulation is critical in extremely low birth weight (ELBW,
Myrna Pace +5 more
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Anesthetic management of extremely low-birth-weight neonates for laparotomy [PDF]
Saudi Journal of AnaesthesiaAnesthetic management of extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) neonates is always accompanied by many dilemmas and challenges. Here, we report a case in which 512 g of ELBW newborns underwent exploratory laparotomy for perforation.
Satish Kumar Mishra +3 more
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Effects of prenatal exposure to dexamethasone on early complications and survival outcome in the newborns with very and extremely low birth weight [PDF]
Zhenduanxue lilun yu shijian, 2021 Objective: To explore the effect of prenatal exposure to dexamethasone on early postnatal complications and survival outcomes in the newborns with very low and extremely low birth weight.
SHEN Lu, YIN Qigai
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Insulin homeostasis in the extremely low birth weight infant
Seminars in Perinatology, 2001 The need to improve the nutritional status of extremely low birth weight infants has resulted in a higher incidence of problems related to glucose intolerance. The inability of the newborn to inhibit gluconeogenesis in response to a glucose infusion has been postulated as an important determinant of the hyperglycemia observed in extremely low birth ...
P, Mena, A, Llanos, R, Uauy
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Are preterm birth and very low birth weight rates altered in the early COVID (2020) SARS-CoV-2 era?
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 ObjectiveWe evaluated the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) and very low birth weight (VLBW) during Jan-Dec 2,020 (early COVID era) at 5 hospitals (2 in West Virginia, 3 in California) compared to Jan 2017–Dec 2019 (pre-COVID) inclusive of 2 regional ...
Kayla Rodriguez +17 more
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Fluconazole prophylaxis against invasive candidiasis in very low and extremely low birth weight preterm neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2021 Background Evidence shows that fluconazole prophylaxis is an effective treatment against invasive fungal infections in preterm neonates, however, the most efficient schedule of fluconazole prophylaxis for the colonization and mortality of invasive ...
Mahmoud Robati Anaraki +2 more
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Factors influencing hypothermia in very low/extremely low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Introduction Previous studies have explored factors that influence the occurrence of hypothermia in very low/extremely low birth weight (VLBW/ELBW) infants, but the factors associated with hypothermia in VLBW or ELBW infants remain inadequately evaluated
Qinchuan Shi +5 more
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