The Extremely Preterm Infant: Ethical Considerations in Life-and-Death Decision-Making [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 Care of the preterm infant has improved tremendously over the last 60 years, with attendant improvement in outcomes. For the extremely preterm infant, <28 weeks' gestation, concerns related to survival as well as neurodevelopmental impairment, have ...
Susan Albersheim
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Editorial: Care of the extremely preterm infant [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsQiuping Li +4 more
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Acute Otitis Media in an Extremely Preterm Infant [PDF]
American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2021 There are a limited number of documented cases of acute otitis media (AOM) in preterm infants while hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Aashika Janwadkar +2 more
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Multiple brain abscesses in an extremely preterm infant and a 12-year follow up: a case report [PDF]
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2022 Background Brain abscesses are uncommon but life-threatening in extremely preterm (EP, Gestational Age
Shulin Pan +4 more
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Early Detection of Cognitive, Language, and Motor Delays for Low-Income Preterm Infants: A Brazilian Cohort Longitudinal Study on Infant Neurodevelopment and Maternal Practice [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Aim: This study examined the neurodevelopment trajectories, the prevalence of delays, and the risks and protective factors (adverse outcomes, environment, and maternal factors) associated with cognitive, motor, and language development for preterm ...
Nadia C. Valentini +9 more
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Extremely Preterm Infant Born to a Mother With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2020 Little is known about the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates, especially when the virus is contracted early in pregnancy. The literature is especially lacking on the effects of
Molly C. Easterlin MD, MS +4 more
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Severe, late-onset neutropenia associated with prolonged furosemide administration in an extremely preterm infant: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Furosemide is commonly used off-label in the neonatal intensive care unit to promote diuresis and improve pulmonary mechanics in preterm infants, but prolonged exposure carries known renal and ototoxic risks and—rarely—hematologic toxicity ...
Ziad W. Elmezayen +4 more
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Yellow cerebrospinal fluid in an extremely preterm infant: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular NeuroscienceAlthough phototherapy has reduced the incidence of kernicterus in term infants, it remains a significant threat to extremely preterm infants due to their immature blood–brain barrier and frequent comorbidities such as sepsis.
Xiyang Chen +8 more
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Theoretical open-loop model of respiratory mechanics in the extremely preterm infant. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Non-invasive ventilation is increasingly used for respiratory support in preterm infants, and is associated with a lower risk of chronic lung disease.
Laura Ellwein Fix +5 more
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WINROP identifies severe retinopathy of prematurity at an early stage in a nation-based cohort of extremely preterm infants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 To evaluate the ability of a postnatal weight-gain algorithm (WINROP) to identify sight-threatening retinopathy of prematurity (ROP type 1) in a nation-based extremely preterm infant cohort.This study enrolled all 707 live-born extremely preterm ...
Pia Lundgren +8 more
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