Improving the quality of life for premature infants through the continuity of care approach: A literature review [PDF]
Background: The agenda for strengthening the global health architecture is to improve quality of life for premature infants. Premature births increase the morbidity and mortality of newborns, necessitating innovation in primary health care.
Dyah Dwi Astuti, Dessie Wanda
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Association between furosemide in premature infants and sensorineural hearing loss and nephrocalcinosis: a systematic review [PDF]
Furosemide is a potent loop diuretic commonly and variably used by neonatologists to improve oxygenation and lung compliance in premature infants. There are several safety concerns with use of furosemide in premature infants, specifically the risk of ...
Wesley Jackson+5 more
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Characteristics of gut microbiota of premature infants in the early postnatal period and their relationship with intraventricular hemorrhage [PDF]
Background Studies have shown correlations between gut microbiota and neurocognitive function, but little was known about the early postnatal gut microbiota and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH).
Yunlong Zhao+7 more
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The knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses on the posture management of premature infants: status quo and coping strategies [PDF]
Background Posture management is very important in the nursing care of premature infants. This study aimed to investigate the status quo and influencing factors of knowledge, attitude and practice in posture management of premature infants among neonatal
Xiaojue Zhong+4 more
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Incidence of Serious Bacterial Infections in Ex-premature Infants with a Postconceptional Age Less Than 48 Weeks Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department [PDF]
Objectives: Premature infants are at higher risk of developing serious bacterial infections (SBI). However, the incidence of SBI in ex-premature infants presenting to the emergency department (ED) remains undetermined.
Inoue, Nobuaki+4 more
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Introduction: Surgical treatment of aortic coarctation in low-birth-weight (LBW) neonates is associated with risks of higher hospital mortality rates and recoarctation development in the long-term.
Aleksandra Krylova+6 more
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Infants Motor Development of 3-18 Month Premature Infants in Comparison with Their Normally Developing Peers based on Home Environment Affordance [PDF]
Introduction: Premature infants are susceptible to different types of developmental disability in future. Therefore, the home environment, toys & educational materials should support and improve their developmental status.
Askary, Reihaneh+2 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of brain compression in children with hemostasis disorders
We describe the diagnosis of and treatment for brain compression on background of hemostasis disorders in 6 out of 37 patients with hemorrhagic strokes treated in the Ivano-Matreninskaya Children’s Clinical Hospital in 2017–2018.
M. L. Lagunavichene+6 more
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Deep Learning Methods for Retinal Blood Vessel Segmentation: Evaluation on Images with Retinopathy of Prematurity [PDF]
Automatic blood vessel segmentation from retinal images plays an important role in the diagnosis of many systemic and eye diseases, including retinopathy of prematurity. Current state-of-the-art research in blood vessel segmentation from retinal images is based on convolutional neural networks.
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Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity Associated With Neurodevelopmental Disorder in Children
ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate whether severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) could be an association factor for neurodevelopmental disorders in premature infants without other risk factors—such as congenital anomalies, birth injuries, and ...
Young-Jin Choi+7 more
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