Very low birth weight associated with brain volume differences in adulthood
1. In a cohort of about 80 adults who were born with very low birth weight (VLBW), total brain volume ...
Tag: neonatology
Enteral insulin reduces the duration of feeding intolerance in preterm infants
1. In a multicenter, randomized trial of about 300 very preterm infants, enteral recombinant human insulin was associated with significantly ...
Psychological experiment suggests genetic testing may influence neonatologists’ clinical decision-making
1. A randomized, split-block psychological experiment utilizing clinical vignettes provides evidence that genetic studies influence neonatologists’ decision-making for critically ill ...
Probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis EVC001 associated with decrease in necrotizing enterocolitis
1. Infants receiving the probiotic preparation B. infantis EVC001 had a 73% reduction in risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in ...
Treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in very low birth weight infants varies between hospitals
1. Based on a large US database, 24.6% of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants admitted to neonatal intensive care ...
Study highlights poor outcomes in very preterm infants with early-onset sepsis
1. Very preterm infants with early-onset sepsis had longer hospital stays, lower rates of survival, and a significantly increased risk ...
Preterm and early term births linked to increased risk of autism spectrum disorder
1. In a large nationwide Swedish cohort study, preterm and early-term births were associated with a significantly increased risk of ...
Study highlights the complexity of moral distress experienced by providers in the NICU
1. Moral distress was experienced by clinicians on 15% of survey occasions, with 91% of neonates eliciting moral distress. 2. ...
Quality improvement initiative increases rates of evidence-based ventilation strategy in NICU
1. In this single center quality improvement study, the use of any volume-targeted ventilation in premature infants increased by 16%, and ...
Enteral water-soluble vitamin A does not reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia severity in extremely preterm infants
1. Daily enteral water-soluble vitamin A in extremely preterm infants did not significantly reduce the severity of BPD compared to ...
