Antenatal treatment with corticosteroids for preterm neonates: impact on the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome and intra-hospital mortality [PDF]
CONTEXT: Although the benefits of antenatal corticosteroids have been widely demonstrated in other countries, there are few studies among Brazilian newborn infants. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of antenatal corticosteroids on the incidence of
Joice Fabíola Meneguel +6 more
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Abstract Neonatal acute liver failure (ALF) carries a high mortality rate; however, little data exist on its peritransplant hospital course. This project aimed to identify factors associated with outcomes in neonates with ALF using large multicenter databases.
Swati Antala +6 more
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Large Neck Teratoma in a Newborn with Respiratory Distress Syndrome [PDF]
Abstract Neonatal tumours in the neck region are a rare finding. Teratomas typically comprise all three germ cell layers with tissues usually foreign to the anatomic site of origin. Head and neck teratomas account a smaller part of congenital teratomas.
Orhideja Stomnaroska +5 more
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MORTALITY OF PREMATURELY BORN NEWBORNS WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME RECEIVED PORACTANT ALPHA
Objective: to estimate efficiency of treatment with poractant alpha of premature newborns with respiratory distress syndrome and to define possibilities of its increase on the example of obstetrical medical centers in Azerbaijan.Materials and methods. we
S. N. Mamedova
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Serum Prolactin and Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Newborn [PDF]
Prolactin levels were measured in cord blood by radioimmunoassay in 57 premature infants between 26 and 36 weeks of gestation. The level of prolactin was in the range of 20 to 600 ng/ml. Twenty-three of the infants subsequently developed respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The mean cord prolactin in the infants with RDS was 140 +/- 30.7 ng/ml, whereas
Darlene K. Mullon +4 more
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Inhaled PGE1 in neonates with hypoxemic respiratory failure: two pilot feasibility randomized clinical trials. [PDF]
BackgroundInhaled nitric oxide (INO), a selective pulmonary vasodilator, has revolutionized the treatment of neonatal hypoxemic respiratory failure (NHRF). However, there is lack of sustained improvement in 30 to 46% of infants.
Ambalavanan, Namasivayam +18 more
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Jarcho–Levin syndrome: A rare case of thoracic insufficiency syndrome in a newborn
Background: Jarcho–Levin syndrome (JLS) is a rare, congenital skeletal disorder involving the spine and the ribs, resulting in varying degrees of thoracic insufficiency, presenting at birth. We report such a case in a tribal population in India. Clinical
Nishant Prabhakar, Brijesh Patel
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In vivo effect of pneumonia on surfactant disaturated-phosphatidylcholine kinetics in newborn infants [PDF]
Bacterial pneumonia in newborns often leads to surfactant deficiency or dysfunction, as surfactant is inactivated or its production/turnover impaired. No data are available in vivo in humans on the mechanism of surfactant depletion in neonatal pneumonia.
Carnielli, Virgilio P. +8 more
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Background: Respiratory distress is one of the most common causes of admission in neonatal intensive care unit . Objective: To determine the causes and to study the various risk factors associated with development of respiratory distress and outcomes
Saleh Awad Bahwal +2 more
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NICU Infants & SNHL: Experience of a western Sicily tertiary care centre [PDF]
Introduction: The variability of symptoms and signs caused by central nervous system (CNS) lesions make multiple sclerosis difficult to recognize,Introduction: This study adds the evaluation of the independent etiologic factors that may play a role in ...
Abita P +6 more
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