Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · May 2013
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely premature infants conceived after assisted conception: a population based cohort study.
To compare neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm infants conceived after assisted conception (AC) compared with infants conceived spontaneously (non-AC). ⋯ AC is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcome among high risk infants born at 22-26 weeks' gestation. This finding warrants additional exploration.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · May 2013
Neonatal infections in China, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Thailand.
Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of neonatal deaths in Asia but data remain scarce. We aimed to investigate the causative organisms and antibiotic resistance in neonatal care units in China, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Thailand. ⋯ The pattern of EOS in Asian settings is similar to that in industrialised countries with low incidence of GBS sepsis. The important features of neonatal sepsis in Asia are the burden of Klebsiella spp. and high level of antibiotic resistance. These should be addressed while developing measures to reduce neonatal mortality due to infection.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Mar 2013
Multicenter Study Controlled Clinical TrialMinimally-invasive surfactant therapy in preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressure.
To evaluate the applicability and potential effectiveness of a technique of minimally-invasive surfactant therapy (MIST) in preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). ⋯ Surfactant delivery via a narrow-bore tracheal catheter is feasible and potentially effective, and deserves further investigation in clinical trials.
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Mar 2013
Comparative StudyEnd tidal carbon dioxide is as reliable as transcutaneous monitoring in ventilated postsurgical neonates.
To compare the agreement, precision and repeatability of end tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2 ) and transcutaneous carbon dioxide (TcCO2 ) with partial pressure of arterial CO(2) ( PaCO2) in postoperative neonates. ⋯ In postoperative neonates, EtCO2 and TcCO2 demonstrated a clinically acceptable agreement with PaCO2.