Liberal platelet transfusion does not expedite patent ductus arteriosus closure
1. For preterm infants with echocardiographically-confirmed patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) within the first 14 days of life, there was no ...
Tag: neonatology
2 Minute Medicine Rewind April 1, 2019
Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants With Birth Weight Less Than 400 g Little is known about the survival and neurodevelopmental ...
Platelet transfusions at higher threshold associated with greater risk of death in preterm infants
1. Preterm infants given prophylactic platelet transfusions at thresholds below 50,000 platelets per cubic millimeter had higher risks of death ...
Maternal gratitude linked to improved medical staff functioning
Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) medical staff who were exposed to maternal expressions of gratitude had higher scores in procedural ...
#VisualAbstract: Duration of Initial Empirical Antibiotic Therapy and Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
1. Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants who received antibiotics for 4 to 7 days had significant increased odds of ...
Prolonged antibiotic use in very low birth weight neonates associated with increased morbidity
1. Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants who received antibiotics for 4 to 7 days had significant increased odds of ...
Hydrocortisone in very preterm infants does not improve rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and mortality
1. There were no significant differences in rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and mortality at 36 weeks’ postmenstrual age (PMA) ...
Mupirocin effective in Staphylococcus aureus decolonization in neonates
1. Mupirocin was shown to have an overall primary decolonization efficacy of 95% when used to treat Staphylococcus aureus among ...
Meta-analysis shows optimal FiO2 for resuscitation of preterm infants remains equivocal
1. Systematic review with meta-analysis shows no statistically significant difference in morbidity and mortality outcomes when comparing use of low ...
Rates of neurodevelopmental impairment unchanged in infants born ≤500g in Japan
The rate of neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in infants born ≤500g in Japan between 2003-2012 was 59%, and the prevalence of ...